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Subject:Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:28:50 -0600

Tim in SanJose

        What couldn't be what & why?

                                ORR

On 24 Jul , 2012, at 1:35 PM, Aristotle Sagan wrote:

> I think you're wrong. It couldn't be that.
>
> tim in san jose
>
> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Ken Olsen <648.ken@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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?
>
>
>
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