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• Gremlins update
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:44:40 -0800
  ...List of replaced parts 1) coil 2) air flowmeter 3) cylindar head temp sensor 4) thermo time switch 5) dual relay 6) cap, rotor...
• Re: Cough, Choke, Splutter!
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 23:20:36 -0500
  ...My fix (after many, many sensor changes) was to run a new O2 ground wire from the ECU connector back to the engine and...
• Now What Do I Do???
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 08:18:50 -0500
  ...o2 sensor the next day (Bosch Universal) thinking that maybe it was defective. What I didn't realize was that it was RAINING that...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 23:18:50 -0600
  ...I agree and suspect that either (or both) Temp2 and O2 sensors... > I > > just started it under the rain and she ran fine, idle...
• Help - Power loss above 2500 RPM once engine warms up
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 21:09:09 -0800
  ...Other than that the climate has been in the 40s with drizzling rain so relatively high humidity. I've checked the sensor connections and...
• Re: Strange pattern of tach and motor dying(long)
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 04:06:39 -0500
  I had a similar situation; mine occured during rain, but the cause, if it was the cause, that is, could have happened in the...
• Re: Misbehaving in the wet
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:01:30 -0800
  ...a generic replacement O2 sensor that had splices in the wires. The splices worked fine when dry but rain would cause problems. Other times...
• Re: 1.9 low power problem
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:22:32 -0800
  I am so sorry - i should have said "...and APPEAR after driving for a while..." This is because the O@ sensor is ignored by...
• Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:21:21 -0800
  ...Now, that is > more expensive than an oxygen sensor, but replacing an oxygen sensor that > was not bad would not have fixed the problem...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list - John Becker
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 09:33:12 +0000
  ...He checked all the usuale places ie ground straps, sensors etc....No luck. He recommended that next time it occured to open up the...
• Re: Speedo cable/wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 07:26:41 -0400
  ...Unless you drive on dirt very much, or in water/rain alot, very little dirt will have gotten in there. Although it could not...
• ECU weirdness with Cabriolet that may apply to a Vanagon or 2 (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Sat, 13 May 2000 19:35:07 -0400
  ...Well, I went around the various sensors checking them for anomolies and was puzzled because everything seemed to check out which points to the...
• Re: Throttle-on running issue
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:37:26 +0000
  ...I’ve found no vacuum leaks in intake.  Unplugging O2 sensor makes no difference ( a new sensor is on the way just in case...
• Re: Cold start issue [SOLVED]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:15:24 -0700
  ...the connector back into the Temp 2 sensor, and now the van is right as rain. On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 13:54...
• Everybus - road repairs and a couple of big Thank Yous
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:35:04 -0400
  I made the run down to EveryBus this past weekend, had a great time (I don't mind a bit of rain, as long...
• 1991 2.1 - Oil Cooler coolant line blown...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 22:54:38 -0600
  ...Tried the parking lot repair and if it hadn't started raining, I probably would have gotten it fixed. It is what I believe...
• Re: help: locked e-brake? -CAT
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 22:05:53 -0700
  ...This being the first time I've been > able to drive since I replaced the cat and 02 sensor I noticed some > smoke and...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:00:54 -0500
  ...In my case it turned out to be the hall sensor in the distributor. I replaced this and have been fine ever since. However...
• Re: 85' low idle, loss of power/compression, surging-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 23:23:20 -0800
  ...First was the O2 sensor. He >disconnected >> it. All was good for a couple days and then instead of bucking, >it died >> going up...
• 90GL cold start trouble Part II/UPDATE
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:10:42 -0500
  ...My cat housing has nothing in it except the O2 sensor. Anyone that curious about Haltech can go to their website( www.haltech.com...
• Re: Cold start issue [SOLVED] - Contact cleaner??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 18:19:23 -0700
  ...the connector back into the Temp 2 |> > sensor,and now the van is right as rain. |> | |----- |No virus found in this message. |Checked by...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:25:22 -0500
  ...It's raining here, so I didn't want to get in too deep working outside. > The Temp 3 (that is, 2) sensor can...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:51:23 -0600
  The current O2 sensor is a fairly new one, official VW type with shield and factory cable and connector. I think I need to...
• Re: Misbehaving in the wet
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:28:50 -0500
  Could be a bad O2 sensor and/or the wiring to it. The shielded cable may be cracked allowing water to short out the...
• Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:45:32 -0800
  ...Now, that is more >>expensive than an oxygen sensor, but replacing an oxygen sensor that was >>not bad would not have fixed the problem...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Carat "cut out" problem
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 19:00:07 -0600
  ...but I do have an 84 Westy, and what you are describing sounds to me like a dodgy connection to the Oxygen sensor. When...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 4 Dec 2022 08:41:25 -0800
  ...I agree and suspect that either (or both) Temp2 and O2 > sensors... > > I > > > just started it under the rain and she ran fine, idle...
• Re: questions on temp gauges
  Historical mailing list - Rainer Heller
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 08:35:49 -0800 (PST)
  ...you only need to bend a > >> right angle into the VDO CHT sensor. > > > >Been there, done that. Still didn't fit - not enough clearance...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 16:21:21 EST
  ...Three or four years ago I built a small circuit that monitors the output of the O2 sensor. It is basically a voltmeter on...
• Re: Rough running until engine warm????
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:37:44 EDT
  ...If the problem is still there check the Temp II Sensor with a multi-meter and the warm air valve (not sure on the...
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 06:15:34 -0400
  ...Lambda sensor grounded or low output (could include bad ground > connections at engine) gives very rich mix. Lambda sensor leakage from > heater wire should...
• Re: Bostig intake hose
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 3 Aug 2014 14:08:09 -0700
  ...bent it 180 at the top so it won't catch rainwater....this stuff has a spring inside it to keep it 'inflated' and...
• running rich/low power
  Historical mailing list - Aaron McKay
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 18:15:47 -0800
  ...Then I come home where it rains much of the time, and after half an hour to an hour of driving in the rain...
• RE: Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 08 May 1996 14:18:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Tuned it up, new thermostat, new cyl. >head temp sensor. Runs great once started, but still doesn't >like to start when cold. The...
• Jerky Van continued
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:54:30 +0000
  ...I'm not sure how best to describe it - I have the temp II sensor on the passenger side cylinder head, not at cylinder...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:47:39 -0500
  ...Oxygen sensor. Now that we know the grounds are good, the oxygen sensor itself is the next suspect. To test it simply unplug it...
• Re: UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:18:32 -0500
  Mark, Do not proceed until the idle position sensor is functioning properly. Adjust it for continuity just as the throttle closes.Otherwise do not...
• Success - Re: 1991 2.1 - Oil Cooler coolant line blown...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 4 Jul 2016 22:00:49 -0600
  ...The > temperature needle never wavered a bit. > > Tried the parking lot repair and if it hadn't started raining, I > probably would have gotten...
• Re: rubber seal around pop top/cheap awnings??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:08:37 -0700
  Why not just make your own awning with either right sized tarp or canvas with grommets, some clamps to clamp it to the rain...
• Re: Westy won't go!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:00:31 -0800
  ...O2 sensor bad. Unplug it and see if it runs. If so replace and go. Mike 87 syncro SF Bay Area On 11/2...
• Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:38:27 -0500
  ...This morning it was raining on the way into work, and it happened twice. And then again later in the morning on my way...
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:13:28 -0500
  ...When it rains (snow >> doesn't seem to bother it) a medium to hard rain I can get about 15-20 >> minutes down the...
• Re: Water Wetter questions...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:58:01 -0500
  No wonder you get that little rainbow glimmer off the surface. Jim On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 8:55 PM, Alistair Bell <albell...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:15:29 -0500
  The only thing the ignition reset fixes is the O2 sensor circuit. The sensor can be affected from cold weather and road spray especially...
• Re: 85 Westy stumbling?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:27:23 -0700
  ...sensor track and moved it slightly. His grounds also appear to be in good shape. This van does not get driven in rain or...
• Re: Quest for instructions on AFM modification instructions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 10 May 2023 11:54:55 -0400
  ...A >> known good one has just solved my inability to run the van with O2 sensor >> plugged in. >> >> So, anyone got that write up...
• Re: AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 22:41:17 -0500
  ...detailed notes in the next few days-the rain has been pretty nasty. o2 sensor was cleaned before all this, but it's probably...
• Re: HELP!! Stalling, rain, leaking gas tank...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:44:01 -0800
  As Dennis has pointed out, this type of problem is very likely OX sensor related. I would suspect that someone has spliced a generic...
• Idle issues...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:46:59 -0400
  ...I had some time ago replaced the idle stabilizer control module, cleaned and checked the idle stabilizer valve, replaced the Temp II sensor, replaced...
• automatic gas mileage.
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 10:51:56 -0500
  ...From Our Nation's Rainy Capitol, G. Matthew Bulley WAR--A real threat to US Citizens? Blood for oil? Or an elaborate sideshow to...
• Re: 1.9 low power problem
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:05:27 -0800
  These symptoms did start after driving through tons of rainy slush and snow. But, they don't go away after awhile, they might not...
• Re: Power Steering Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 1 May 2011 19:20:45 +0000
  ...figure why when it rains my daughter's New Beetle floods on the drivers side floor, ruining an airbag sensor to the tune of...
• Cold Weather Driving
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Dec 1996 13:36:56 -0700 (MST)
  ...After idling and warming for a few minutes, everything was right as rain for about another hour. This has repeated about 3/4 of...
• Re: Cold start issue [SOLVED]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 15:07:16 -0700
  ...the connector back into the Temp 2 sensor, and now the van is right as rain. On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 13:54...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:20:02 -0500
  The O2 sensor ground reference is through the brown wire in the hall sensor (distributor) harness . Dennis Sent from my Windows Phone -----Original Message...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:21:26 -0800
  ...Does this rule out a plugged cat? 4) unplugged the O2 sensor - no change - still rich and rough 5) Maybe a bad injector? Decided...
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:28:16 -0500
  ...When it rains (snow > doesn't seem to bother it) a medium to hard rain I can get about 15-20 > minutes down the...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:21:34 -0800
  ...It's raining here, so I didn't want to get in too deep working outside. > The Temp 3 (that is, 2) sensor can...
• Re: two red lights aren't on at start
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:19:30 -0800
  ...It has no direct connection to > the oxygen sensor and means nothing with respect to the oxygen sensor > functioning or malfunctioning. The ALT led...
• Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:29:25 -0500
  ...Now, that is more expensive than an oxygen sensor, but replacing an oxygen sensor that was not bad would not have fixed the problem...