

| Subject: | Re: Real time help needed |
| From: | Alistair Bell |
| Date: | Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:38:33 -0700 |
Yes, Eric, i need to confirm gas getting to injectors. I might crack the t fitting on the line. Tomorrow. Oh the virus jokes ain’t far below the surface are they? :-) Alistair > On Mar 28, 2020, at 6:20 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi Alistair, > > sorry to hear about this. I hope you get a lot of good advice and maybe in your sleep tonight the solution arrives. I know people that have had that happen with VW busses! > > My one silly thing to suggest checking. > > Even though the fuel pump is working check to see that fuel is reaching the engine. > > You probably all ready did. > > Have there been any reports of VW busses getting the COVID virus? > > Eric > > > >> On Mar 28, 2020, at 8:57 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the chuckle. Have an electrical part fail, replace the engine design! There no electrical parts or sensors on the Subie? I sort of like to simplification approach. I miss the days of if it doesn't start check the points. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Paul >> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2020 7:04 PM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Real time help needed >> >> I will second that. Hall sensor, it happened to me. Only one of the reasons I installed a >> 2.5 ej.😎 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 6:51 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>> >>> The "turning into alley" part may be an important clue. Hit a bump....a marginal ring terminal which was already cracked and just holding together barely got jostled loose. Happened to me once while driving down the freeway in the middle of nowhere....hit a bump, red lights on dash, no good after that. It was the big red wire to the starter, but my van didn't crank or anything. >>> That would be my suspicion.....bump broke something barely hanging together. >>> Rich >>> San Diego >>> >>>> On Saturday, March 28, 2020, 3:33:51 PM PDT, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Driving to work today, turn into alley and van dies. No sputter, just dead. Dash light come on. >>> >>> Cranks, no start. >>> >>> Fuel pump audible start and shut off. 3/4 tank gas >>> >>> Fuel pump and ecu relays in compartment clicking on power >>> >>> Rotor in dist seems fine >>> >>> Power to coil. >>> >>> Sure seems like ignition with the no warning death. >>> >>> Alone here so can’t do two man testing. >>> >>> I feel like I’m missing something obvious >>> >>> Any help? >>> >>> Alistair
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