Van Engine Dies, I Fix and Go Shopping For Rebar

Monday May 7, 2018 Guerneville CA.

Things can change quickly

I started out the day to get the van ready to  haul some rebar from the shopping area. It started right up and I drove out of the carport fifty feet and the engine died and it wouldn’t start. Of course that meant I  had to figure out what the trouble was now. The day can change so fast.

Fix it

I got my volt meter out and found the manual on the injection unit. I first checked all the fuses to make sure everything was powered up and it was. I could hear the fuel pump run when I turned the key on so I knew that was working. Next I took the air cleaner off and turned the key on to see if any gas was coming out of the injectors. It did a little but then stopped so now I knew I wasn’t getting any gas.

I looked under the van and there were no gas leaks, so I got under the van and had a look at the electric fuel pump in this area. That’s it up there all dirty.

That’s it

I grabbed the fuel line on the pump and tested the lines for tightness. When I checked the fuel line on top of the fuel filter, I saw it turn a bit.

Ha ha, the clamp is loose letting air into the line.

The loose hose clamp that let air into the fuel line.

I tightened up the clamp and tried the engine again, but no go. I checked all the other clamps on the fuel line and tried the key again and I heard gas coming into the injection unit and shortly it sprayed out the jets and the engine started. I think I just didn’t wait long enough after tightening up the first clamp for gas to fill up the fuel lines.

Might as well go shopping

Well now that that was working I got things ready to go get some more rebar.

I passed by the neighbors cat on the way out.

I picked up some rebar and some lumber and some paint at the hardware store.

When I got home I unloaded the rebar.

After that I sat around a bit before it got dark.

Chicken enclosure

I put these two panels up last night as it got dark so here’s a picture of the chicken run enclosure I’m now constructing. I bought some green paint for the shed.

That was my day and now I have more materials so I can keep working away on my projects.