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Subject:Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
From:Dennis Jowell
Date:Wed, 6 Jul 2016 12:12:13 -0400

Please  delete this email I sent it out by mistake. Hit the wrong button, supposed to delete not send
Dennis j

Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm
Newbury, Vermont 

> On Jul 6, 2016, at 12:10 PM, Dennis Jowell <djowell@icloud.com> wrote:
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> I think I have figured out the no start issue. Started the process . 
> Before the problem occurred I changed the old Hall Sensor Plug to.a new one from van-cafe. Then drove my Westy all went well. The following week I replaced the AFM that had the resistor installed in it for the "vanagon syndrome" problem. With the new reconditioned GOWESTY AFM I thought great we will be free wheeling now and onto another vacation. Drove the Westy out of the barn and down the dirt road for 1/2 mile and then all died. Ouch!
> Back home I started to move all the wires,check this and that. 3 days later of working trying to understand the electrics that Dennis and Neal where suggesting. In the process moved the Hall plug around and it started up then died.  Called VanCafe spoke to Chris about the plug they sold me. He spoke to an older VW mechanic onsite. He suggested a wire tie around the Hall Sensor plug on the distributor which he always does for all WBX 2.1 engines. It worked. Westy starts up runs 
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> Dennis Jowell
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>> On Jun 27, 2016, at 7:32 PM, Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
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>> why disconnect o2 sensor to swap in a new AFM ?
>> 
>> was that in the instructions perhaps ?
>> I'd never touch the 02 just to change any part on the fuel injection system.  
>> No need that I've ever come across. 
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>> in my experience..the distributor, and that connection/plug on the side of the distributor are weak areas to be very careful about. 
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>>> On 6/22/2016 9:38 AM, Dennis Jowell wrote:
>>> Newbury, Vermont 
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