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Originally Posted by comtro
Greetings from Cape Town South Africa!
Purchased 98 Voyager 3.3 SE a couple of months ago. After driving aprox 100 kilometers in 40C weather conditions the van started to lose power, misfire and die. After 10mins "cooling off" the van could be restarted and would run for another few kilometers and the same "losing power" routine would start again. Checked under the bonnet and found the engine compartment to be very hot! (The Temp. guage showed Normal and Water and Oil checked out OK).
. It has been running for 1 week without hassles. (Not in the same weather conditions though). I have been told that the fuel pump is the cause of the "power loss". The replacement fuel pump costs a fortune over here so I'm trying to establish if the pump can cause the abovementioned symptoms!
Could the "power loss" be caused by the fuel pump running too warm?
Regards
Peter
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Greetings!
I assume no Check Engine Lights appeared on the dash during the engine shut-down. ???
"The van has been in the workshop for a checkup and no fault has been found"
Any kind of diagnostics performed?
IMHO, heat wouldn't be a factor on fuel pump operation since most are located in the fuel tank. (A fuel pressure check can verify adequate pump operaton) If temperature is a factor, the ignition system would be a more likely point to look at.