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Subject:still cranks, won't start
From:Gerald Masar
Date:Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:51:57 -0700

I am not very good at this trouble-shooting stuff. Having owned Vanagons for
28 years, never had to do it before.
Anyway, on this '88 Westy auto., I do not hear the fuel pump running momentarily
when I turn the key to on, but if I remove the relay #53 and jumper between the hot
terminal on the alternator and terminal 87 in the relay socket, the pump runs.
I did swap in the relay from my '90 Westy, as well as the coil, but still no start.
So what am I missing that should supply power to the fuel pump when the key is on?

Thanks for any help.

Jerry