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Subject:Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
From:Aristotle Sagan
Date:Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:02:45 -0700

Someone mentioned this would be a long thread. I'm just helping out.

tim in san jose

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 1:28 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>                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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in
>> which case, you ain't got there yet.

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