Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:23:17 -0500
Reply-To: Mark Drexler <mdrexler@ZING-NET.CA>
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From: Mark Drexler <mdrexler@ZING-NET.CA>
Subject: FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP-water in
fuel
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Thanks. I guess what I was trying to get at, is that I am getting spark and
enough gas for a smooth idle with the afm off. It won't accelerate
obviously, but can I rule out some causes based on this.
Once I connect the afm back in, it will idle very rough, and I cannot get
any rpm increases, even sitting in neutral.
I am going to check connections on temp sensors, try to adjust the throttle
Switch for idle, pull off the fuel hose at the filter, check flow from fuel
pump, and replace the fuel filter. Then I am out of ideas.
Keep em coming.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Tom Hargrave
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:56 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP-water in fuel
That was my point - but we are getting off subject. The issue is one lonely
Vanagon stranded in South Florida.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
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-----Original Message-----
From: mcneely4@cox.net [mailto:mcneely4@cox.net]
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 9:48 AM
To: Tom Hargrave
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP-water in
fuel
But noboby PUT that water in the tank. It came from the storm, and the
tanker was removing it. DMc
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
> Not always true - a few years ago I pulled into a service station to
> fill
> one of my Mercedes diesels up and there was a big truck stranded in
> front of
> the diesel pump. He had just pumped a tank of water.
>
> We had a very heavy rain that morning and enough water seeped into the
> underground tank to raise the water level up past the pickup tube.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom Hargrave
> 256-656-1924
>
> Our Web Sites:
> www.kegkits.com
> www.stir-plate.com
> www.andyshotsauce.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
> Behalf Of
> Rob
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP-water in fuel
>
> Nobody PUTS water in the gas unless it's sabotage or theft. It does
> happen but it's not on purpose, storage facilities work to jeep water
> out of fuel.
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
> At 1/23/2010 09:18 PM,Zoltan wrote:
>> I agree with this assumption. It happened to me a few times when on
>> the
>> road. The freeway side gas stations can do it to you. Once you are
>> gone,
>> you're on your own. Towing, waiting for a garage to open until
>> Monday,
>> sleeping in the van at a weird place, etc. Maybe some fuel additive
>> would
>> solve it.
>> The gas stations are allowed to put in a certain amount of water into
>> their
>> tank, depending on how much alcohol there is in it, I think.
>> Zoltan
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Allan Streib" To: Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 7:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
>>
>>
>>> Mark Drexler writes:
>>>
>>>> Now just fueled up, and will start, but spits and burps, and can't
>>>> get
>>>> all cylinders firing on start up. Feels like a lack of fuel
>>>> delivery
>>>> to me.
>>>
>>> When running problems appear suddenly after a fuel fill, you have to
>>> consider that maybe you got a batch of dirty or watery fuel. I
>>> think
>>> this is uncommon these days, but it can happen.
>>>
>>> Allan
>>> --
>>> 1991 Vanagon GL
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