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Subject:Re: Van stopped running
From:JRodgers
Date:Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:37:30 -0500

Sorry! Check the injectors per the Bentley. I forgot to mention that.

John

On 4/30/2013 9:39 AM, TJ Hemrick wrote:
> All, I was driving the kids to school today and my 87 GL started slowing
> down, no dash lights, no throttle response.  Just like being out of gas
> except no surging or sputtering.  Just to be safe, I put in 5 gallons, a
> shot of ether, crank it over, but it won't stay running.  contacts on fuel
> pump r clean also.  Anyone know of a component failure that would shut me
> down like this?  l'n thinking bad fuel pump as it ran on pure ether.
>