bloody van wont start now!

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 18 Dec 2006, 12:21

starter motor in and turning over nicely, engine will not idle though! can hear it fire breifly then dies as soon as the starter motor stops. It wont run on petrol at all, got it working on lpg on saturday but was running poorly, ie no power felt as though I was driving in the wrong gear. I suspect electrical as though I have disconected something whilst getting the starter motor installed but I have gone through the connections and cant see anything, although there is a green and yellow wire with a yellow plastic plug on it that isn't connect to anything.

Post by **tonytech** » 18 Dec 2006, 13:00

Bugger Bob. Not your week is it?

I'd check the earth straps (again) have you missed putting oone back?

Plug leads on OK?

T

Post by **kevtherev** » 18 Dec 2006, 18:47

Bob, mine does the same when I have water contamination in the fuel, starts fine on LPG but will not start on petrol. Detatched the pump outlet pipe and directed into a container, started the engine on LPG, and roberts your fathers brother, out came half a litre of water! I then replaced the fuel filter and it started on petrol.
That concludes the evidence from Wolverhampton.

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 18 Dec 2006, 21:50

thanks guys I'm supposed to be driving it to my parents for Crimbo.

Post by **ROBS T25** » 19 Dec 2006, 06:44

eh bob did you get it sorted ? hope you manage to sort it to get to your parents why dont you give steve a ring sure he will have something you might not have tried good luck mate and say hi to the kids for me !!!!!

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 19 Dec 2006, 11:28

Hi rob didn't get a chance last night, does anyone know should there be 2 conectors goint to the solenoid push on connectors on the starter, I could only find one. (2.1 BTW)

Post by **Simon Baxter** » 19 Dec 2006, 20:35

Air flow meter disconnected.

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 19 Dec 2006, 21:17

connectors all seem to be in place. I took off the dizzy cap and gave it a clean put it all back and wont run on LPG now either. I'll replace cap and rotor tommorrow, I just have that, more I touch it the more I f*** it up feeling.

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 20 Dec 2006, 08:58

started reluctantly on gas this morning fingers crossed get it to Aiden for a look later today.

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 20 Dec 2006, 19:26

Right Aiden worked so gigijet magic and got it working on petrol. What happened was i plugged in the vanagon harness but didn't notice thew AFM connector had come away from it. Top marks to Simon then! SO back to the other problem!!! see thread "bad vibrations!"