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Date:         Sat, 6 Nov 1999 13:33:19 -0800
Reply-To:     Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: New motor questions
Comments: To: Mark & Kate Sheflo <skjeflo@TELEBYTE.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <007301bf2892$fd874460$caa208d0@home>
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Almost for sure something's not hooked up. Check for a loose/missing hose (aux air regulator's a common one) or the electrical connection at the AFM. I'll give you 20-to-1 it's not your ECU gone bad.

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Mark & Kate Sheflo wrote:

> The following concerns a 82 Westy, but you water-cooled folks might be > able to help too. just got done installing and hooking up our rebuilt > motor, started on the third try! But now the problem.....it starts but > won't keep running more than 5 to 10 seconds. It acts like it might not be > getting fuel after that point, but I haven't checked that yet. Any other > reason this might be happening? Could the ECU have gone bad all of a > sudden? Any and all comments would be appreciated!

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon ---------------------------------------------------------------------


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