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Subject:Re: Help!! Van Dies.....
From:John Rodgers
Date:Tue, 6 Nov 2001 18:50:27 -0600

Chad G wrote:

> Hi All,
> If it isn't one thing going wrong its another.........this van keeps me
> busy!!! Just recently my 85GL started to die.  I could be driving along and
> it would buck and just shut down.  It occurs more when sitting at red lights
> or idling. But so far it started right back up and on I went.  Here is what
> I did to "try" to fix it.  I though it may be my fuel pump slowly
> dying.....so I swaped it out with a know good one.  No improvement.  I
> checked to see if the ground was screwed.....seemed fine.  I looked at the
> wire that connects into the harness for any visible damage.....none that I
> can see........
>
> any ideas, I'm going to replace the plugs today just in case????????
>
> let me know of other things to check,

Try disconnecting your idle stabilizer valve. Mine is disconnected now because
it was causing me some some similar grief.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

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