Date:         Tue, 13 May 1997 10:53:03 -0600
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Lincoln C DeWitt <lincoln@burgoyne.com>
Subject:      RE: FW: 90 westie rough at idle and low rpm

Roy,

My deepest apologies.  I thought I felt one leg getting longer than the =
other!  Guess I should have done a little research BEFORE I smarted off. =
 If you accept my apology, please send me your address and I will send =
you some home brewed barley pop.

Lincoln

"Blow, blow thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man's =
ingratitude."
(As You Like It, Shakespear)
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>From: 	Roy I Mathers[SMTP:roy@juno.com]
Sent: 	Monday, May 12, 1997 5:39 PM
To: 	lincoln@burgoyne.com
Subject: 	Re: FW: 90 westie rough at idle and low rpm

Lincoln;
Suit yourself, I was only trying to be helpful, Sorry,Roy
On Sun, 11 May 1997 21:34:47 -0500 Lincoln C DeWitt
<lincoln@burgoyne.com> writes:
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>("Look, he's winding up the watch of his wit; by and by it will=20
>strike."
>--The Tempest, Shakespear)
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>From: 	Roy I Mathers[SMTP:roy@juno.com]
>Sent: 	Sunday, May 11, 1997 8:48 AM
>To: 	lincoln@burgoyne.com
>Subject: 	Re: 90 westie rough at idle and low rpm
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>Lincoln,=3D20
>No. your problem is a new static suppressor wire which you need,it=20
>plugs
>in between you current wire that is plugged into your air mass=20
>box,cost
>should be about 100.00 at your local vw store you will def need it to
>live and operate your van at that altitude, whats happpening is your
>current wire is allowing your computer on board to get false radio
>signals at that altitude,and the new static suppressor has a 5th diode=20
>=3D
>in
>it that grounds out the radio waves, your  van will operate as if it's
>starving for fuel may even quit on you, ,to get you home ,till you can
>get and add that new wire,when it happens ,just pull to the side of=20
>the
>road and stop ,if you haven't already,shut the machine off for=20
>approx.30
>minutes, then start it up and you  should get another hunderd miles
>before reoccurrence,only takes a moment to install new wire yourself,
>then when you reach your perm altitude wait a couple of days and your=20
>=3D
>van
>brain should adjust itsself to the additional wire,     Good luck,  =20
>=3D20
>Roy
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>
>Gee whiz, Roy's suggestions sound so helpful, but do you think instead=20
>=3D
>of waiting at the side of the road it would be ok if I just pushed the=20
>=3D
>thing for half an hour?
>
>Lincoln
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>On Sat, 10 May 1997 17:18:22 -0500 Lincoln C DeWitt
><lincoln@burgoyne.com> writes:
>>Help please,
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>>I just bought a 90 westie and drove it 'cross country.  Somewhere in=20
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>>Kansas it started idling really low ( ~200rpm) especially when=20
>cold,=3D20
>>and =3D3D
>>it runs rough (stumbles, or misses for lack of a better, more=3D20
>>technical =3D3D
>>term) when accelerating, especially through the 2,000 - 3,000 rpm=3D20
>>range.
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>>The plugs, wires, cap, rotor, and fuel pump were replaced about=20
>4,000=3D20
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>>miles ago.
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>>I live at 7,000 feet, and was at 3,500 or 4,000 when I first=20
>noticed=3D20
>>the =3D3D
>>problem.
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>>Someone here said it was the altitude and to either advance the=20
>timing=3D20
>>a =3D3D
>>smidge or use higher octane gas???
>>
>>Count me in for the $3, $5, $20 or whatever.
>>
>>Lincoln
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