

| Subject: | Re: Lost power while driving, now no start |
| From: | Jimmy Johnston |
| Date: | Tue, 14 Oct 2014 18:44:23 -0400 |
Thanks again all...here is an update: I just pulled a trouble code 13 - Cam angle sensor. I see it's also called "TDC Fault". I'm hitting the google to figure out what that means... Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 6:09 PM, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > 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 > > > >
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