Similar problems on my '88 earlier this year, thought it was the fuel pump
relays, but investigated and turned out to be the ECU.   Had mine rebuilt by
Darryl.  Have a spare if you need a reasonably priced ECU.

Mike Pedersen
Powell River, BC

----- Original Message -----
From: "TJ Hemrick" <x53gunner@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:57 PM
Subject: Help! My Van won't start!

> I have an 88 Wolfsburg/automatic that's kicking my butt.  It
> turns over and catches if I shoot some starting fluid in it but within
> seconds of running it shuts down.  It will do it over and over again
> but nothing else.  It has gas (don't laugh, I've seen someone do it!),
> the battery and starter are 100%.  I've got plenty of used good parts
> from my 2.1 to play "swaptronics" with.  Does anyone have a good idea
> which one of the sensors, relays, or switches I should attack first?  I
> realize that's a pretty open ended question with not much to go on but
> that's all I know at this time.  Someone must have had something like
> this.  I've got a few new temp sensors also.  It sounds smooth when it
> is running.  It's not rough like it's got bad gas or something like
> that.
>
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