It could also be flooding. Recently I had a customer come in with similar
symptoms and it turned out to be the ignition switch. Key on, dash warning
lights on, as key turned to start the lights would go out and stay out even
while cranking. Turn real hard and they would sometimes come on and the
engine would then start. Amazing that when cold the switch would work
normally. New switch all better.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
JRodgers
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 9:37 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 88 GL - Failure to Start - It's Back!!!!!!!!

I have a Gremlin living in my van! I just know it!!

After all the trouble over the last few weeks with the failure to start bit
- I though the issue resolved when I swapped in another  coil. Not so!  It
started perfectly every time for 9 days straight. But today it will not
start.

It acts a bit like fuel starvation. Turn the key to aux - wait until the
door/key tone ends, turn to start. At this point - it will either sit there
and grind, grind, grind -OR - it fire up with a big varrooom then run just a
few seconds, then quit - as if starved of fuel. Kinda like when you might
give it a shot of starting ether - it catches, runs a few seconds until the
ether is burned up - then it quits.

I did a fuel pressure test and it was good - in the 30's psi range. I also
did a start test with the gauge connected - there was no change. I did to a
coil/computer control check, just in case. and got a good coil spark and I
could hear the injectors pulse. I did not, however - pull the injectors to
actually observe their spraying. That is for tomorrow in good light, unless
someone has some good ideas.

I will be putting in a new Temp II sensor tomorrow. The Digifant Service
Manual says that for any no start situation - the Temp II sensor is always
suspect.

Anybody got any ideas? I'll sure listen!!

Thanks,

John