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Subject:Re: '89 vanagon no start problem...ideas?
From:craig cowan
Date:Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:46:09 -0500

Fuel pump is gummed up.

-Craig

On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 1:35 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:

>    1989  with 2.1..doesn't start.  It cranks, but  don't hear fuel pump.
>  I cleaned grounds by coil, changed  fuel pump relay.  Nothing.   I spray
> ether in it  and it starts and sounds great but then dies once ether
> evaporates  out.      I have not changed the fuel filter  yet..     I
> added new
> fuel, added dry gas, injector  cleaner as well.  didn't help.      i
>  swapped
> ECU, it started ran then parked it and it wont start  again.   what is
> wrong?
> ideas?   thanks
>