

| Subject: | FW: cranks over, but it will not even sputter |
| From: | Carrington, Tom |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:35:48 -0400 |
Please reply to the sender, not me. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Eggert [SMTP:daneggert920@msn.com] > To: vanagon-request@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: > > > > > Hello everyone, > I am having a problem with my 83 air cooled vanagon and I need some help > trying to figure out what the actuall problem is. If you are going to > send me some info please send it to my personal address since I am no > longer subscribed to the list since I do not have easy access to the > internet daneggert920@msn.com > <http://pv0fd.pav0.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1017781 > 381.10&start=152537&len=4273&src=&type=x&to=daneggert920%40msn%2ecom&cc=&b > cc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=3dab9e303cdd852535f132f00f2fbfe7> > Thanks > -Right now it will not even start! It cranks over, but it will not even > sputter. I replaced my points a while back and I don't think I got it set > right (no dwell metter, my bad) and since then I have had weird problems. > I can drive it for a while and when I shut it off for a few minutes, it > will sometimes not start unless you let it sit for about forty-five > minutes and then it will start just fine. The idle was a little rough and > my gas mileage dropped, why I think I never had the points set right. I > just changed the oil the other day and when I started it up it ran fine > for about a minute, had pressure and all, then the idle got extremely > rough and then it died. I can't get it to idle. I reset the points and > that seemed to help just a bit, but it still would keep stalling out. The > distributer and rotor looked pretty crappy so I changed them along with a > new set of points and condensor. The plugs looked fine. I even went out > and got a dwell meter so I could set the points right. Now, no matter what > I set the points to, it will not start! and I have not been able to work > with anyone so I can't check the dwell by myself. Any suggestions? I > need help. > Thanks everyone, please send replies to daneggert920@msn.com > <http://pv0fd.pav0.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1017781 > 381.10&start=152537&len=4273&src=&type=x&to=daneggert920%40msn%2ecom&cc=&b > cc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=3dab9e303cdd852535f132f00f2fbfe7> > Dan > > > > > > > > > Dan Eggert > daneggert920@msn.com <mailto:daneggert920@msn.com> > www.daneggert.com <http://www.daneggert.com/> > > > > >
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