Seems like letting it sit overnight would natually un-flood it, no?

I tested both the resistance of the Temp II sensor and it's wiring: all good.

I tested the fuel pressure: 30 psi while cranking, so that's not the issue.

I guess I'll just start troubleshooting from square one tomorrow....

David

Quoting "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>:

> in addition, to start a flooded engine that has an air flow meter..
> even with full throttle held open ..
> the mostly closed AFM flapper won't let enough air in .
> Sometimes pulling one of those air breather hoses out of the air intake book
> will let enough air into to get a start from very flooded. ( or remove AFM )
>  Just crank steadily with throttle wide open ( and also  having some way
> for air get in past the AFM ) ..
> and be ready to let off the gas if when she finally roars to life.
>
> thinking about Temp Sensor II and wiring for it is a natural thing to
> consider in a case like this.
>
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 7:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
>
>
>> Too much fuel could be flooding it. Un plug all the injectors and then
>> crank
>> the engine with the throttle open. If it suddenly starts to spit and may
>> start you know it was flooded out. Common cause for this is a bad
>> connection
>> or ground connection for the temp 2 sensor.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> David Hardy
>> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 1:19 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
>>
>> OK, so now it won't start at all, not even fire. All I get is these
>> strange,
>> random puffs out the exhaust, like one every 1-2 secs of cranking.
>>
>> I've swapped in my spare fuel pump; no change. Put in new fuel filter, no
>> change. I pulled the injectors on one side and cranked - they ARE
>> spraying.
>> There is pressure in fuel lines. Pulled 2 plugs and cranked:
>> good sparks. gaps are fine.
>>
>> I went thru all the tests on the ECU plug on the Bentley. Everything
>> checked
>> out. As I said, I swapped in a space ECU; no effect. (also swapped out
>> AFM,
>> distributor and coil).
>>
>> I pulled a valve cover and the valves are moving. The plug wires are in
>> the
>> right order and place. Never touched the timing.  I checked compression in
>> #4, and it's normal.
>>
>> So it's getting spark, fuel, air and as compression. I can't believe it
>> won't even fire. I thought I knew this engine pretty well, but I'm out of
>> ideas.
>>
>> David
>>
>> Quoting "Ken Wilford" <kenwilfy@comcast.net>:
>>
>>> David, the first thing you need to look at is what is happening when
>>> it won't start.  If it has spark but won't fire then you want to check
>>> to see if your injectors are spraying.  If they are working then put
>>> your hand in front of the tail pipe to be sure that the exhaust is
>>> getting out (no clogged cat) when you crank the van over.  If all of
>>> these things are working and it still won't start then it is possible
>>> that there is a sender in the FI system that is causing the van to
>>> flood out.  Most of the time if this is the case with your van, it is
>>> the Temp II sensor on the thermostat housing.  You can test for this
>>> by unplugging it and then using a paper clip to jumper the two prongs
>>> in the plug to each other.  Now try to start the van.  If it starts
>>> right up then you know that it is the temp II sensor that has gone
>>> bad.  If it still won't start, try unplugging the oxygen sensor.  The
>>> van will run fine without it plugged in and sometimes they can fail
>>> and cause the van to run super rich (flooded).
>>>
>>> If none of these work, I would check your spark plugs for fouling and
>>> proper gap and also your cap and rotor.  If you go one thing at a
>>> time, step by step, you will find the problem.
>>>
>>> If you need any other help please let me know.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ken Wilford
>>> John 3:16
>>> www.vanagain.com
>>> Phone: 856-327-4936
>>> Fax: 856-327-2242
>>>
>>> On 9/29/2011 3:56 PM, david hardy wrote:
>>>> So I have this issue with my '86 Westy that's got me
>>>> stumped...yesterday it started missing a
>>>> tad, then just it quit on me in the middle of traffic (luckily a
>>>> block from my house) after
>>>> running great all day. It would turn over but just not fire. After
>>>> tons of cranking I got it
>>>> started again, but it was running really rough, no power, very
>>>> unbalanced, coughs and sputters
>>>> when trying to rev it. It seemed to go between running perfectly
>>>> then terribly every few
>>>> seconds. I got it home and it's getting spark, fuel pump is working
>>>> (pump runs and there's
>>>> pressure in lines). Have also have a 1990 Westy, so I swapped out
>>>> the AFM (no change), coil (no
>>>> change), ECU (no change) and the distributor (no change). Funny
>>>> thing is, this morning, it
>>>> started perfectly, but then immediately started running really
>>>> rough like before. And now it
>>>> won't start (no ignition at all) again.
>>>>
>>>> I've had this issue a few times before, but it's always cleared
>>>> itself up within a minute or
>>>> two. Now I guess whatever was failing has done so for good. Anyone
>>>> have any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> David Hardy
>> Planetmind Internetworks
>> Nedernet, Inc.
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>

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David Hardy
Planetmind Internetworks
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