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Subject:Re: No start
From:Neil N
Date:Thu, 26 May 2016 00:01:34 -0700

What year Vanagon?

swapping relays won't do much. i.e. a faulty fuel pump relay swapped to ECU
position will cause ECU to be dead which will cause fuel pump not to prime.

Swap in a spare ignition switch.

If you turn key to prime pump, turn it back, then quickly turn it to
prime pump again,
this in itself may cause pump not to prime. Wait 10 seconds at least
between priming
attempts.

Got spark?

Neil.

On 5/25/16, Grant Johnson <smiley.grant@gmail.com> wrote:

> My van was running fine, then the next morning it would turn over and not
> start. I didn't hear the fuel pump priming when I turned the key, and
> swapping the relays did nothing. Because the fuel pump looked original, I
> swapped in a new one, but still no start. And still no sound from the fuel
> pump. Where should I look next?
>

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Neil n

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