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Subject:Re: Any Guesses ~~ Now For Sure Your Turn Please ~ Update
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Sun, 4 Jul 2021 08:43:19 -0600

Issue Resolved I Think,, As Of 7:30 Last Eve’ > But Not going to say for sure ’til I

start it this Morn & it still runs fine ~ Will report on Fix as soon as I'm sure it is Good ~

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

> On 2 Jul , 2021, at 8:24 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@Comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>        So 1st a Correction to previous note > I had intended to check those PwrSteering Wires
> 
> when Van arrived back in ABQ but apparently didn’t as now that the Van has gotten back for
> 
> My attention it is pretty obvious that the DC+ of those 2 was the culprit > It was Dangling &
> 
> missing 8-10 Inches of Its insulation ~ Owner had Power Washed Eng’ before heading out of
> 
> Roswell that Morn’ that the WireFry happened & I suspect that that wire got blown off during
> 
> that Wash & ended up connecting to ground ~
> 
>        Removed Bad Harness day before Yesterday & Yest’ Morn’ installed known good harness
> 
> that I had taken out of a Westy a few Years ago so as to install a GW EFI & also a spare ECU &
> 
> Idle Control Relay just incase ~ For a few hours it would not start so during that period I tried
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> 4 diff’ ECUs & 2 Diff’ ICRs > Crank No Start ~ I was on My own so had no way to see if a Spark
> 
> was happening but finally got an assist’ & determined No Spark ~ All Volt's to Igni’ & Fuel Sys’
> 
> seemed to be correct & Coil checked out OK so thought I would swap in a spare Dizzy incase
> 
> the Hall Sen’s had been damaged somehow & it Came To Life but wasn’t running properly ~
> 
> Assuming it was probably Off Time due to Dizzy Swap I shut it down & took a short break ~
> 
> With T’Light all hooked up & @Ready, turned key & No Start ~ A couple of hours later it again
> 
> FiredUp & Timing got done & then it quit & NoStart ~ This Morn’ it Fired Right Up & idled @ 
> 
> about 1400rpm for for about 5mins & quit when I attempted to give throttle ~ Couple o hours
> 
> later after acquiring a spare Coil & another Dizzy (but not installing yet) It again started & ran
> 
> & had smooth power as long as I kept above 2K RPM but died when allowed to attempt idle &
> 
> again no start ~ Swapping in Spare Coil & Dizzy has produced No Joy ~
> 
>        AnyBody have Any Ideas where to look next ~
> 
>                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB
> 
>> On 15 Jun , 2021, at 10:16 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@Comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>       When the Van arrived back in ABQ, that was 1 of the things that I looked @ 1st as I had just
>> 
>> replaced those connectors a few months back due to their dilapidated condition & closeness to the
>> 
>> the intake plumbing ~
>> 
>>> On 15 Jun , 2021, at 7:36 PM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The usual cause of that 2.1 injection harness damage is a shorted wire
>>> to the power steering pressure switch.