kids just want to keep on crusing.. my 2 girls would be ohh dad its 100+ and what happened.. LOL
glad all is well.. check the ground connection also clean it..

side note:
All, Im moving to Oregon this coming Sept, the Van is going to be in a cooler place.. hehe
we made it 3ish years here in Vegas, time to move on.. :)

Joe and Family

-----Original Message-----
>From: BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
>Sent: Aug 5, 2007 10:47 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Van Died
>
>Got it started, thanks.  I went down there and wiggled the fuel pump (Of
>course I'm probably covered in poison ivy now as that is the state plant and
>grows along the roads here) and the wire. The wire looks pretty suspicious
>as it's not tied down as it should be.  After that I heard the pump kick on
>when I turned the key and it started right up. Thankfully it's in my
>driveway now. I'm going to replace the fuel pump, filter and wire tomorrow
>as a precautionary move.  The last tow a few months ago was due to a similar
>problem.
>
>My 3 year old was not very happy abandoning ship but at least we were within
>walking distance of home.  Not the NJ turnpike.
>
>Bryan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joseph Fortino [mailto:fortino1@earthlink.net]
>Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 1:42 PM
>To: BJ Feddish
>Subject: Re: Van Died
>
>all the  light come on when you turn the key? check fuel pump connections
>also when was the last time the filter was changed? good battery? alt? ECU?
>check connection
>distro cap.. gas/spark 2 areas first.. does it turn over at all?
>
>
>Joe
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
>>Sent: Aug 5, 2007 10:17 AM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Van Died
>>
>>My 83.5 stopped dead coming up my street today. It just cut out. I don't
>>think I hear the fuel pump kicking in with the key. Whats the best way to
>>diagnose this?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Bryan