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Subject:Van is down - help!
From:�ric Giroux
Date:Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:24:22 -0400

Bummer.. And I just spent $1000 on changing the coolant hoses, thermostat, 
tune-up...

1- I go to start it this morning: it's cranking and cranking...nothing.  I 
depress the gas pedal, finaly it starts with HEAVY white clouds of smoke, 
strong gas smell.

2- I do 10km, it seems to be running fine. It dies at a red light at 
idle.  I do as in 1 above to start again. More white smoke - gas smell.

3- I do another 20 km, it also seems to be running fine (110 km/h) it dies 
again at a at yellow light.  I cannot start, I let it go through the 
intersection and pull over.  I try to do as in 1 above, nothing.  I wait a 
few minutes, try again and it eventually starts (starter on for maybe 15 
seconds with gas pedal fully depressed) but this time people can see the 
white smoke and smell the gas from miles and miles around, I almost fainted.

4- It finally dies for good. I go to the engine bay, gas had come out of 
the exhaust pipe. All I hear now when I try to start is 2 revs of the 
engine followd by a not-too-loud 'clunk' and then nothing.

5- I noticed the engine bay cover backing (sorta foam) has a gas stain 
about a foot in diameter at the front left, but I have yet to see how it 
happened.

6-  I had it towed to my mech, who is out until tuesday...

Any thoughts? I can remove bolts and somehow use a Voltmeter (enough to be 
dangerous). The only think I did is unplug the vaccum hose, and it had a 
small amount of fuel coming out.

�ric

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