Date:         Sat, 1 Mar 2003 23:16:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: STILL stalling
Comments: To: debbwa@EARTHLINK.NET
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It happened to me today, Debbie. I had to coast off the freeway. It would
only idle, but not accelerate. It finally would'nt start.
The symptom seemed to be AFM related, as if the AFM was unplugged. I removed
the capacitor harness and plugged the regular plug in- boom it started.

It looks like my capacitor "fix" harness needs to be fixed.
Ran perfect the rest of the day.

And I have changed all the thing you mentioned- for me the "fix" harness was
the last thing I would have thought to go wrong- and there has been
intermittent problems for some time.


Robert K
1982 Westfalia


>From: Debbie Walters <debbwa@EARTHLINK.NET>
>Reply-To: Debbie Walters <debbwa@EARTHLINK.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: STILL stalling
>Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 19:37:41 -0500
>
>Man, this is driving me nuts.
>
>OK, here's what I've done so far:  replaced fuel filter, air filter, plugs,
>wires, distributor cap, rotor, Hall sender, ignition coil, O2 sensor, and
>soldered a capacitor between the contacts in the air flow meter as per the
>instructions posted on Harald's site.  Visually checked vaccuum hoses for
>cracks, manually checked connections on fuel pump.
>
>Here's what was happening:  Intermitent loss of power leading to an
>eventual
>stall without being able to restart while hot.
>
>Here's what's happening now:  Stalling only when idleing, only sometimes,
>maybe in connection with when the radiator fan and/or AC is running.  No
>bucking or stuttering on the stalls, engine just stops.  Once the van
>starts
>stalling, it usually stalls every time I take my foot off the gas to stop
>for the rest of the trip.  Starts right back up with no problem.  I sense I
>may be in for another power loss episode soon (not the stalling - the
>original power loss problem).
>
>I think I've tried everything I can find in the archives.  What's left?
>
>
>With MUCH gratitude,
>
>deb
>'85 Westy "Gypsy"


Robert
1982 Westfalia 1987 Wolfsburg

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