

| Subject: | Re: HELP NEEDED-84 WESTY BROKEN DOWN IN NEBRASKA..pls read |
| From: | Doug Alcock |
| Date: | Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:49:07 -0400 |
Wouldn't hurt to throw in some dryers (HEET/gas-line antifreeze/whatever you want to call it) as well as some injector cleaner. Cheers, Doug On 9/1/05, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > > my sister's brother in law, Jeff, called me last night.. he is on a cross > country trip from NY back to his home in SF Bay area and he has broken > down in > Kimball Nebraska.. he has a '84 westy with a new Go-Westy 1.9Lwbx motor. > the > van is having problems which seem like gas starvation problems..this > started > happening yesterday, he made it from NYC to nebraska without a hitch till > this > problem.. he filled up the van w/ gas, then drove it like 150 miles, and > the > van started to sputter and die.. he let the motor cool down, then it > started back up, he made it another 100 miles or so, then the same thing > happened > again.. oil pressure and coolant temps are fine. > a local mechanic out there got the van running again w/ starting > fluid/ether > sprayed into the intake, and drove it around the corner to his shop, > replaced > the fuel filter, just as a precautionary measure.. (not sure that this did > anything or was even a problem) Jeff then drove for another 50 miles and > the > same thing happened again.. he called me and i asked him if the fuel pump > was > making a excessively loud buzzing or uneven noise, he said no, he started > the > van and put his hand on the fuel pump at idle, and could hear/feel it > buzzing. > basically he can start it once it cools down but can only get 50 or so > miles > out of it before it starts crapping out like a fuel starvation problem.. > he has owned this van for a year and a half, and its a california van, it > made > it all the way from SF to NY on the first leg of the trip without a > problem.. > He called Go-Westy but they were less than helpful about a possible > diagnosis. His wife was traveling with him on the trip, with their baby, > and 2 > dogs..but he put his wife and kid on a plane back to cali because their > baby was > sick. so he and the dogs are stranded in nebraska. > > any ideas? i thought it may be the fuel pump, but it seems to be buzzing.. > anyway he is in kimball nebraska now.. any listers local to that area? or > if anyone could give him further assistance over the phone with things to > check, it would be greatly appreciated.. his name is jeff and his cell is: > 415-377-2446 > > thanks for any help anyone can give.. he is without his laptop so he > doesnt > have internet acess. > > chris >
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