You should hear the fuel pump run for 1-2 seconds every time you turn on
the key.

Mark

Donna Skarloken wrote:

> Last Sunday, in the middle of trying to move my mom, my van suddenly
> started running rough at a stop sign.  Knowing that the a/c puts a
> load on the engine, I turned it off.  Ran slightly better but after
> leaveing the stop sign ran rough again.  I made it to my mom-in-law's
> about a quarter mile away and when I drove in the driveway and pushed
> the clutch in it died.  Hard to restart but got it going and made it
> back to my driveway where it quite again.  I got it started again and
> the idle surged up a bit, dropped down and continued rough so I turned
> it off.  Turns over but can't start since.
>
> I don't hear the buzz of the fuel pump when I turn the key on, just a
> "clunk."  Am I on the right track to think it's the fuel pump or are
> there other things to check too?
>
> It has about 170,000 on the motor.
>
> Thanks. My last tune up was a little over a year ago.
>
> Donna, 87 Syncro
>