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CarGuru > Volkswagen > ’86 Vanagon won’t start 22 March 2005 21:58:08
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’86 Vanagon won’t start

Skidz 20 March 2005 00:15:30
 I’ve got a weird problem with my van. It’s happened twice so far. It
just refuses to start (no spark). I had this happen two weeks ago. I
let it sit overnight ’cause I didn’t have time to have it towed. The
next day, it started on the first crank. Same thing happened
yesterday, except I haven’t been able to start it again so far. I’ve
checked my cables and distributor. Everything seems ok. No loose
wires. I checked all my ground connections as well, no snags there
either.

I don’t know if this is related, but I’ve also had an occasional (5
times in the 7 years I’ve owned the van) glitch where at cruising
speed (55-65 mph) the engine cuts out for a split second and then
everything goes back to normal. This happened once last week.

Anyone have any ideas ?

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Papa 20 March 2005 07:46:34 [ permanent link ]
 Faulty ignition coil or faulty distributor?


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Skidz 20 March 2005 20:45:12 [ permanent link ]
 "bikingis" wrote: > Faulty ignition coil or faulty distributor?

Thats what I was thinking, but they seem to check out fine...

I’m worried it’s the ’puter, in which case I have a major problem
($$$)...

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Papa 20 March 2005 21:19:17 [ permanent link ]
 I suggest you take it to a VW dealer for a diagnostic check. They may be
able to pinpoint the exact cause, and you certainly don't want to buy an
expensive computer module if that is not the problem.

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Cvig 21 March 2005 10:58:35 [ permanent link ]
 "bikingis" wrote: > I suggest you take it to a VW dealer for a diagnostic check. > They may be > able to pinpoint the exact cause, and you certainly don't want > to buy an > expensive computer module if that is not the problem. >
"Skidz" <UseLinkToEmail@Aut­oForumz.com> wrote in message > news:1_506259_cc3cc­4f2d00db40555c1c541e­e9f30d5@autoforumz.c­om... > > "bikingis" wrote: > &nbsp;> > Faulty ignition coil or faulty distributor? > >
Thats what I was thinking, but they seem to check out > fine... > >
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I would check the ignition switch (where the key is inserted or it may
have a switch behind that part depending on how old it is). It sounds
like the whole system is randomly loosing power once in a blue moon.
It may have gotten worse and now it is acting up.

Have you tried jiggling the key?
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Skidz 22 March 2005 21:58:08 [ permanent link ]
 "cvig" wrote: > I would check the ignition switch (where the key is inserted > or it may have a switch behind that part depending on how old > it is). It sounds like the whole system is randomly loosing > power once in a blue moon. It may have gotten worse and now it > is acting up. >
Have you tried jiggling the key?

Thanks for the comments guys. Turns out I had a compound problem:

Both the ignition coil and hall sender were bad. Got a used coil from
the scrap yard and changed the hall sender in my distributor (Bosch,
$75).

All’s well that ends well...
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BrianW 23 March 2005 01:22:51 [ permanent link ]
 Most VW dealers are not of much help when it comes to Vanagons. Try
finding a private repair shop that specializes in them. There is a good
list at www.roadhaus.com.

Also, search the vanagon.com archives for postings on this subject
(archives are kind of hidden under the mail list link).

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Papa 24 March 2005 20:42:08 [ permanent link ]
 Great! Looks like your persistence paid off.


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