Date:         Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:29:00 +0100
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: 83.5 won't start - Help!
Comments: To: Sharon & Miguel Calvin <mcalvin@ICAN.NET>
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This can be one of about 1000 different things, but the first that comes to
mind, and this is an easy one: check for moisture under the distributor cap.
This is very common in the winter time, and causes the sparks to go
everywhere but your spark plugs. You should also check your plugs, but they
do not get wet that easy.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i

Sharon & Miguel Calvin wrote:

> Sorry Volks,
>
> I forgot to say that it turns over fine, it just won't fire up.
>
> My 83.5 1.9l liquid cooled Westy won't start.  Tank is half full, gasline
> antifreeze used at last fill up, air and fuel filters were replaced in
> august, afm removed and tested yesterday - max resistance was 2400ohms at
> about 1/3 of travel.  The van ran fine earlier today except for some
> cutting-out/ hesitation.  The hesitation has been happening alot for the
> last few days and only once in a while before that.  Then just now I went
> out to get some parts and she won't start.  Electronic ignition an fuel
> injection are both new to me but I do have a good grasp of the concepts.
> Please point me in the right direction if you can.
>
> TIA
>
> Miguel Calvin               ==+=========
> mcalvin@ican.net           /[ ][  ][  ]}|
> Guelph, Ontario, Canada   |  _       _  |
> 83.5 Westy, "Frieden"     =-'O`-----'O`-= ~~
> 1.9l H2O and manual trans