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Subject:Re: Initial start failures
From:Harry Hoffman
Date:Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:44:04 -0400

lol, perhaps we need a web-form to submit technical questions to the
list. We could make one with all of the check and text boxes necessary
to supply the information needed.

In my case: 1989 2.1L wbx standard (is that the correct term as opposed
to diesel?).

You are correct, it's the 1st scenario, it stumbles and get slower and
slower until it dies.

My apologies for such incomplete info :-(

Cheers,
Harry

On 08/24/2011 02:54 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> we might be getting somewhere.
> are you saying it stumbles weakly slower and slower then finally dies ?
>
> or does it shout off cleanly, just like someone turned off the key ?
> I think you are saying it the first one.
>
> don't think I've seen the year or version yet.
> it's not a diesel ..
> it could be an air-cooled..
> and I am sure it's a waterboxer actually ..
> but I don't think I've seen which one.
> I think it's an 83 to 85 1.9 waterboxer . is this a test ?
> Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Hoffman"
> <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:41 AM
> Subject: Re: Initial start failures
>
>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> I'm not sure I understand enough to answer. The engine starts out around
>> 1k rpms then plummets and the engine finally stops running.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Harry
>>
>> On 08/24/2011 09:41 AM, David Beierl wrote:
>>> At 09:00 AM 8/24/2011, Harry Hoffman wrote:
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Is the ignition stopping?  Are the injectors stopping?
>>>
>>> Yours,
>>> David
>>>
>