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Subject:Re: '86 Westy, troubles continue
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Sun, 2 Nov 2014 13:27:26 -0700

Stuart

        I'm a bit confused as to WhatYouHaveDone on Which (Yours or Sons) Van so will just

throw this out there ~ & I 'spect you know some of this but will say anyway just incase ~

               Have you checked to see if the ECU PowerRelay &or FuelPumpRelay in the BlackBox

above the coil is FunctioningCorrectly ~ There are 2 Relays in that box ~ 1 Provides Power for

the FuelPump the other Provides Power for the ECU ~ They are Cheap & Easy to acquire so I

would suggest just replacing both ~ If it does not solve the issue, you will then have spares ~

                                                                                       ORR ~ DeanB

On 2 Nov , 2014, at 12:42 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> Yesterday after about an hour of driving the engine started to briefly cut
> out.  It would stumble and the tach would drop to zero and immediately shoot
> back up and oscillate until it settled as the engine caught.  Did this
> repeatedly, and it wouldn�t idle very well. Made it home �two footed� to
> keep the engine from dying.  
> 
> 
> 
> Hall sender?  It�s the only thing I haven�t checked, and since this is
> intermittent I doubt I could tell anything from the checks in the Bentley.
> 
> 
> 
> Ideas? Or just install the Van Caf� Hall sender?
> 
> 
> 
> Stuart
> 
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> 
>

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