Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:17:29 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject: Re: 87 Westy has loss of power, also '87 westy O2 sensor...
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Oxy-Acetylene torch or a new catalytic converter.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Ryan Mark Shankland
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 8:26 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 87 Westy has loss of power, also '87 westy O2 sensor...
Hi all,
I need some advice before I shear the threads off of my first oxygen
sensor, I have an '87 7-pass with the 2.1, pretty easy access to the o2
sensor that won't budge! I've tried it cold, at temperature and with
Mapp gas on the flange, and cut the wires to fit a motorcycle wrench
entirely around the unit to avoid shearing it and hammered on the
wrench, still no movement! Please help, I need this by early tomorrow if
possible-- it is bathing in WD40 again as we speak-- I didn't want to
Mapp gas the sensor in case I had to rewire it to get to a shop-- or
otherwise damage it further. Advice?
Thanks,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Larry Alofs
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 8:48 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 87 Westy has loss of power
Sounds like you might be developing a vacuum in the gas tank. Try
loosening the gas cap. I must admit that with all those connections on
top of the tank, it seems like air should be able to get in.
Larry A.
corey hoffman wrote:
> After driving for 40 minutes at 60 mph I began to my
> van began to feel as if it ran out of goss, a sudden
> loss of power and then regained. It went along fine
> for a while until I came to a mountain pass and then
> it did it quite a bit. When I came to a stop my idle
> was bouncing from 200 to 1200. I shut the van off and restarted and
> it seemed to idle fine but I did not drive it until the next day. It
> did the same thing the next day, but only on small climbs. It may
> have a related symptom. After driving for 1/2 mile or so, I
> can hear a "clunk" or "thump" coming from under the
> front half of the van. After turning the van off and
> walking to the slider I can hear a loud "clunk" again,
> sometimes twice. Could my loss of power be related?
> Fuel issues? i am puzzled as to where to start. Any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank You,
> Corey
>
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