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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