Hi Jimmy...
hope you get though your trials here.

Vanagons of course do not have Check Engine Lights or use a VSS .

what I do suggest as a very simple first step ..
( and it's totally silly not to have this simple too in your kit )
is put a NOID light on an injector plug ..
and crank engine and watch for the light to flash.

if it's flashing brightly and regularily ...ecu is firing the injectors,
a good sign.

also ...it's Highly Useful to have a starter trigger wire hidden in the
engine compartment..
so you can crank the starter while back there by the engine. Highly,
highly recommended for self-rescue, diagnostic reasons, and
working-on-the-engine reasons.

On 10/14/2014 2:55 AM, Jimmy Johnston wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> The engine in my 1991 GL with a 1992 2.2 (w/ manual trans) lost power while
> cruising at highway speed.  No warning signs or ongoing issues that would
> indicate a problem.  Basically, as I was driving along, the van's engine
> lost power (i.e., it felt like I took my foot of the gas and we slowed to a
> stop), the motor continued to run as I slowed.  Pressing the gas pedal made
> no change as I guided it to the side to the road.  I was in a bit of a
> panic as we were on our way to the airport to catch a flight, I don't
> recall if I turned the key to shut it down or if it just stopped.  I did
> try to restart it, the engine turned and turned but did not start.  It
> needed towed via AAA.
>
> I do hear the fuel pump when turning the key to the first position.  I do
> have a check engine light (it did not come on prior or during the loss of
> power) to check for codes however I'm not sure how to pull codes on a
> non-running engine.  I do have a VSS (the kind hooked up to the back of the
> instrument cluster).  The ignition switch was replaced a year ago.  I'm
> leaning toward a bad ECU.  Thoughts and guidance would be very much
> appreciated.
>
>
> Jimmy
> Wilmington, NC
>