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FI 2.0 liter stall, wait, start.

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 1:59 pm
by Jivermo
My bus, which has been running very nicely, has done something twice that puzzles me. I have been at idle, and the engine begins to miss a bit, and then dies. Then, it will not start right away. But, if I wait a few minutes, it starts up as though nothing was ever amiss. And then it runs very well again. The action is similar to running out of gas, but I have plenty of gas, a new filter, and the pump seems OK. Any idea at what to look for? Very weird.

Re: FI 2.0 liter stall, wait, start.

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:03 am
by Amskeptic
I am so late to this thread. Any updates? What WAS making the fuel pump cut out?
Colin

Re: FI 2.0 liter stall, wait, start.

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:02 pm
by Jivermo
No update. The problem has not recurred, and the bus starts, runs and idles well. But something caused this, and I know well that it is lurking there, waiting for me to begin to relax and think all is well. Is that the nature of these infernal machines?

Re: FI 2.0 liter stall, wait, start.

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:44 am
by Amskeptic
Jivermo wrote:No update. The problem has not recurred, and the bus starts, runs and idles well. But something caused this, and I know well that it is lurking there, waiting for me to begin to relax and think all is well. Is that the nature of these infernal machines?
Relaaax . . . allllll is well.
Colin :cyclopsani:

Re: FI 2.0 liter stall, wait, start.

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:03 pm
by SlowLane
Jivermo wrote:waiting for me to begin to relax and think all is well. Is that the nature of these infernal machines?
Wait, you've owned an air-cooled VW for how long, and you're only now starting to ask that question? :cherry: