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Subject:VAN STALLED AND WON'T START ?
From:Pat Patterson
Date:Mon, 1 Aug 2016 15:59:55 -0400

MY 86 ADVENTUREWAGEN WITH A SUBI 2.5 STALLED AND WOULD NOT START.  THE
FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING AND I HAVE HAD IT FAIL BEFORE SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE
AND PUT IT ON.  WELL IT TOO DIDNT WORK SO I RAN A JUMPER TO THE PUMP AND
STILL NO START.  I PULLED THE WIRE FROM THE COIL AND NO SPARK.  I HAVE  BEEN
MESSING WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRES AND THINK THAT WITH NO FUEL AND
NO SPARK SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH IT.

 THOUGHT I WOULD ASK HERE FOR ANY IDEAS BEFORE I TRY TO PULL AN  IGNITION
SWITCH FROM A DONER VAN AND SEE IF IT WORKS.  ALSO DOES ANYONE  KNOW IF IT IS
EASY TO SWITCH THE TUMBLERS FROM MY SWITH TO THE DONOR SO I CAN  USE MY
SAME KEY.  I;M NOT SURE IF THE DONOR SWITCH HAS A KEY FOR IT OR  NOT.

THANKS FOR ANY INTEL OT IDEAS WITH THIS DELIMA.  aT LEAST WHEN MY VAN  DOES
DIE IT IS USUALLY NEAR HOME.

PAT PATTERSON
82 WESTY (LAST OF THE AIRCOOLED)
86 ADVENTUREWAGEN WITH 07 SUBI
69 BAJA BUG
IN SC JUST SOUTH OF CHARLOTTE NC

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