Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 23:23:52 -0700
Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: running rich/low power
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I've seen this mentioned on list before, and didn't say anything then. I
was told that the "fix" was also for my '85. My van was plagued by a
problem which could only be characterize as a complete cutout of the fuel
system. Tach did not drop, but ton long upgrades or long high speed runs,
it would just entirely drop. I would take my foot off the gas, and after
2-5 seconds, it would catch again (not good on 7% hills). Never did find
the problem, even through an engine change. It would only happen maybe once
every six months, so no shop was ever able to trace it. Several tried, and
extra ground wires were installed. We never really noticed when it went
away. We were driving along and I said, "You know, the van hasn't hesitated
in quite a while." My wife told me not to talk in front of the van and give
it any ideas, so I haven't, but it has been several years since it has
misbehaved.
Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: running rich/low power
> Aaron;
>
> I could be wrong but I think the Capacitor fix only applies to
> the digifant, not the your digijet system. I would unplug the O2 sensor
> the next time it misbehaves and see if there is an improvement.
> Drive Safely & Good Luck
> Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe
>
> On Sat, 27 Nov 1999 18:15:47 -0800 Aaron McKay <mckayaa@OIT.EDU> writes:
> >It is with mixed emotions that I write this list again, as I dropped
> >this
> >list when summer vacation started, because I would be offline all
> >summer,
> >and now school is making it very hard for me to do much that is
> >computer
> >related. Now that my van is having a very elusive problem, I need
> >your
> >guys's help.
> >My Van is an '85 GL( with the 1.9L and 4sp) which seems to run and
> >idle
> >fine when I'm off at
> >college, where it is very dry most of the time. Then I come home
> >where it
> >rains much of the time, and after half an hour to an hour of driving
> >in
> >the rain, my van starts to hesitate, but not die, especially gets bad
> >when
> >after accelerating to speed, and then letting off the trottle to
> >maintain
> >speed. Sometimes while accelerating, the van seems to either loose or
> >gain power, and it doesn't really seem to be related to which RPM I'm
> >running at, so this varying power happens throughout the RPM range,
> >and
> >throttle range. Another thing, with the van parked, I can bring the
> >engine up to an idle speed of anything, lets use 3000, and then with
> >the
> >throttle constant, the engine clears up and gains another 600 - 800
> >RPM.
> >And at a an idle, when it is running rough, the engine is also running
> >very rich (my dad said I smelled like raw gas when I came indoors
> >after
> >working on it, and I toutched no gasoline). Needless to say, my gas
> >mileage has gone down the tube, now I get 10 - 14 MPG.
> > I have owned this van for 2-3 years mow, so I know this
> >is not right. Things that I have done so far: new cap, rotor, spark
> >plug
> >wires/connectors, checked spark plugs, and they looked normal and
> >consistant throughout the four cylinders, VW's $150 capacitor band-aid
> >on
> >the AFM harness, and a brand new O2 sensor.
> >
> >I apologise for any weird format that this letter may be in, because I
> >am
> >telneting into my college's server which is using PINE. Please P-mail
> >me
> >back soon, as I plan on leaving around 1:30 PM PST tomorrow. Thank
> >you
> >all very much for your support and answers.
> >
> >-Aaron McKay
> >'85 GL "Darle"
> >Student in Mechanical engineering at
> >Oregon Institute of Technology
> >mckayaa@oit.edu
>
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