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Subject:Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
From:Stuart MacMillan
Date:Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:56:56 -0700

That'll do it!  There should be four little bolts sitting on top of the air
filter that should be used to make the AFM to AF housing connection.  It's
odd that this could happen.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Olsen [mailto:648.ken@GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 12:04 PM
To: VANAGON@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; Stuart MacMillan
Subject: Re: Starts then dies. What to check?

Spot-on! The the throttle body came off the air filter housing. Not sure why
I didn't spot that right off. THANKS!

On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:25:56 -0700, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:

>This will prompt a long thread!  Make sure the connection to the air
>flow meter is fully attached.  It's likely some sort of fuel problem
>either from a large vacuum leak or something came unplugged.
>
>Stuart
>BTDT.
>
>Subject: Starts then dies. What to check?
>
>85 1.9L. Running fine this morning. Time to come home from work.
>Starts, dies. Won't start with throttle open. Dies if I try to give it
>gas. I'm not out of gas, and there seems to be plenty of pressure at
>the "t". What else to check?