Corroded contacts on the ECU end of the FI cable did same thing on my '84.

John Lauterbach
Macon, GA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Hansen" <carl_hansen@IEEE.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 6:42 PM
Subject: Not running yet. ?????? any ideas.

> SyncroBeast update.
>
> Bud Premack and I towed her up to Dune Buggy for some professional help.
> So far:
>
> *  She's turning over.
>
> *  Bill says he smells fuel, thought it was getting too much
>    so put a regulator on.
>
> *  No obvious leaks in the hoses.  They
>    were all replaced by the dealer about 6 months before I shut her
>    down.  Also got injectors at the time, I think due to a recall?
>
> *  System does hold pressure.
>
> *  We swapped in an alternate brain and an alternate AFM.
>
> *  She still will not fire.  Well, Bill says she hit maybe 5-6 times
>    but doesn't stay running.
>
> History:
>
> She sat for 3 years in the garage.  All the fuel leaked out thru the
> corrosion on the pump and filter.  I had it runnning briefly (around the
> block twice, different times), but not on all 4.  I went to back out at
3am
> and she died in the driveway.  We haven't been able to get her to fire
> since.
>
>
> Any ideas, anything obvious we are missing??
>
> *  Injectors?
>
> *  needs new plugs? Dist. Cap?
>
> *  deteriorated plug wires?
>
>
> *  Any one know if the distributor from a '90 with Auto is the same??
>    I have a spare.
>
>
> I'm starting to get a little nervous here.
>
> Ch
>
> Carl Hansen
> 952.440.2899
> carl_hansen@ieee.org
>
> Ch
>
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