That voltage is a tad low bit indicates you don't have a short. Check the
outer jacket for continuity to ground. Regardless this won't explain the no
start. Usually it will start with AFM completely disconnected. Skip the AFM
part and diagnose as a no start from scratch.
Compression, spark, fuel.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Dennis Jowell
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 1:38 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem

O2 Green wire to braided wire with ignition on is .44 VDC is this correct ?
Hope fully I understood your suggestion. This is using my craftsman digital
multimeter.

 Dennis J

Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm
Newbury, Vermont

> On Jun 23, 2016, at 7:18 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
> As a 2 check for the O2 sensor signal wire, with the ignition on you
> should measure ~.5-/6 volt between that wire and chassis ground with
> the sensor disconnected.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Jowell [mailto:dennisjowell@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 1:22 PM
> To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
>
> Dennis
> I checked the plugs they are running on the lean side (whitish
> electrodes ) but no fouling there. The AFM is brand new from GOWESTY I
> just got it in my mail and I never used it until yesterday.
> Checked the O2 sensor connections. Green wire- the braided copper is
> continuous to body ground, solid center wire to ground is around 200
> ohms to ground. I cannot find info on the required ohms for the center
> solid wire in my Bently I originally thought that the solid center
> wire should not have any ohms to ground on it. This must mean that the
> interior wire is making contact with the braided wire.  Would this be true
?
>
> Dennis Jowell
> Scotch Hollow Farm
> Newbury, Vermont
>
>
>>> On Jun 22, 2016, at 8:37 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
>> wrote:
>>
>> In your messing around you may have gotten it so rich you fouled the
>> spark plugs. Check them first. If so the O2 sensor is most likely
>> also fouled and if lucky the time period was short enough that you
>> didn't destroy the catalytic converter. Now as to what could have
happened.
>> You could have something as little as a poor connection at either the
>> AFM
> or the O2 sensor.
>> Those sliding contacts on the airflow meter can be very troublesome.
>> They don't have that much "wipe" pressure and just a little corrosion
>> makes them intermittent. Also, the wires break inside the insulation
>> or fail at the crimp. Most true AFM issues are in fact contact issues.
>> When lucky changing the part takes care of the contact problem and
>> you
> think you did good.
>>
>> Changing parts like this you need to learn how to test for proper
>> operation including O2 sensor voltages both disconnected (open loop)
>> and connected, (closed loop, in control).
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of Dennis Jowell
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 12:38 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
>>
>> Here we go,
>> My Westy 2.2 WBX was running almost great after traveling 2500 miles
>> to Ontario and back to Vermont. Decided to install the new
>> reconditioned GOWESTY AFM today.
>> I disconnected the O2 sensor then installed the AFM started the
>> engine with the O2 still disconnected idled great. Shut everything
>> down
> reconnected O2.
>> With engine warn went for a short trip on our dirt road accelerated
>> engine it started to miss fire then died! Got it started at idle then
>> accelerated and it died again. Got it going again, limped back to the
>> farm
> at idle only.
>> Now it won't start at all! I reinstalled the old AFM and it made no
>> difference. Still no start. Engine turns over, disconnected the
>> return to fuel tank line fuel comes out ok. I can hear the fuel pump
running.
>> I think the filter and pump are working., 2 days ago I changed the
>> hall sensor wring with a new connector from GOWESTY, cleaned the hall
>> sensor ground lead. It ran great after that installation.
>> I'm about to try the"No Start tool"  wiring kit that was suggested to
>> use on the site. But before i did this I thought I would ask for ideas.
>>
>> Dennis Jowell
>> Scotch Hollow Farm
>> Newbury, Vermont