Problem fixed!  My new ground wire wasn't properly insulated.  It was the
wire grounding the Hall Sender, so kind of important.  Once I fixed that, no
problems.

On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Mark <mbrush@gmail.com> wrote:

> I had similar problems (van dying for brief moments while driving).  That
> was prior to my van going onto the disabled list for other repairs (oil
> cooler seal, flush and fill, brake line, gas tank, and gas lines).  After
> getting everything back together I cleaned a bunch of grounds, got the van
> fired up, and everything seemed to run fine.  A few days ago, I fired the
> van up, it ran for about ten seconds, and then it died.  I haven't been able
> to start it since.  The fuel pump runs continuously, which it never did
> before.  I checked the fuel pump relay, it seems to be fine, so now I'm on
> to other things.  I'm thinking ECU at this point, but have no idea.  Let me
> know if you figure this out - and I'll do the same!
>
>
> Mark
>
> 1990 Westy (2.1 - manual)
>
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Trooz <trooz@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
>> Particulars:  1990 Westy, 217K on original engine.  Today I went out to
>> run
>> some errands and the van wouldn't start.  Cranked as usual, but no start.
>> It always starts right up, but not this time.  Let it sit, tried again, no
>> start.  Let it sit, tried again, and it started.  After several miles I
>> was
>> rolling along at about 45-50 mph and it just died.  The tack dropped to
>> zero, I lost power, and as suddenly as the power left it came back.  This
>> was just a fraction of a second.  A mile or two down the road it did it
>> again, but this time for maybe two or three seconds, and as I was pulling
>> to
>> the side of the road it came to life again.  Then again about a mile
>> later,
>> only this time it was dead.  I put my flashers on, but they didn't work.
>>  I
>> tried to start it a couple of times, no go.  I hit the flasher switch a
>> couple of times and suddenly they started working, then I tried to start
>> it
>> again and it came to life.  Then I had an uneventful drive back home.
>>
>> Now I'm afraid to try to go anywhere.  I checked the battery terminals for
>> loose connections; everything seems fine.  I don't have a clue as to where
>> to start looking, and since it's intermittent I'm afraid that a shop
>> wouldn't be able to replicate the problem.
>>
>> I wondered about the ignition switch itself, so when I got home I fussed
>> with it some without turning the engine off but no amount of jiggling and
>> wiggling the key in the ignition produced anything.
>>
>> I guess I'll go out and start pulling and re-seating relays, checking and
>> cleaning grounds, etc., but other than that I'm clueless as to what it
>> might
>> be.  If I remember corectly, I had the usual red leds and could hear the
>> fuel pump pressurize as I switched the ignition on each time.
>>
>> I'm hoping that some of you electrical wizards on the list will recognize
>> that symptom and have some feedback for me.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Bob Trousdale
>> '90 Westy
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Mark
> 1990 Westy (2.1 - manual)
>

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Mark
1990 Westy (2.1 - manual)