

| Subject: | Help! My Vanagon Won't Vanna Go! |
| From: | Kevin Hayden |
| Date: | Sat, 24 Mar 2001 23:14:34 -0500 |
Hi There!! :-) I need some major help! My 1985 1.9L Vanagon died on me while entering the on-ramp for the highway. I couldn't get it started and had to have it towed home. I noticed that one of the spark plug wires had popped off the distributor cap but after replacing it, it still would only turn over--not start. It was not getting spark, so I removed the hall type distributor and replaced it with a breaker point one and hooked it up directly to the MSD 6A unit. Now I have spark but no gas seems to enter the cylinders. When removing the breather hose that goes into the fuel injection unit, I sprayed some starting fluid in and I got it to run for a few seconds. There is a metal T fitting with a bleeder screw that I broke loose and gas does come out. I did this by jumping the ECU connector as instructed in the manual. Any help, suggestions or information would be greatly appreciated since I'm new to owning a Vanagon and no mechanic around this area has a clue on what to do with it. Thanks for taking the time to read my posting and Have A GREAT Night!! Kevin
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