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Subject:Re: 86 Vanagon Running Fast / Died Restarted
From:Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Date:Mon, 10 Jan 2000 14:06:30 -0800

if any one wants to see the original thread in which this mis-sent reply was
meant for, I can accommodate them by p-mail.  My apologies to the list.  It
was meant for a whitewater list I'm on here at home.  It's pretty
embarrassing to read your mistakes on the list as opposed to realizing
you've made them 3 milliseconds after they were sent.

Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
-----Original Message-----
From: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, January 10, 2000 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: 86 Vanagon Running Fast / Died Restarted

>Fish:  Tell your prostate gland you don't like broccoli(and saw palmetto
and
>brussel sprouts) and watch it "swell" with pride.
>
>Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Dustan <ddustan@WOLFENET.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Date: Saturday, January 08, 2000 12:39 PM
>Subject: 86 Vanagon Running Fast / Died Restarted
>
>
>Hi All,
>
>I have an 86 Vanagon (automatic) that is acting strangely as of last night.
>My son
>was driving it last night and said it died while he was accelerating...
>twice.  This
>morning I got about 1/2 mile from home and it just died, tach goes to zip
>and thats it!
>I restarted it with no problem and haven't had a problem since.
>
>Another thing possibly either related to this or to my newfound paranoia
>that my ride
>may be getting a little inconsistent....  ;>    the Vanagon seems to be
>running fast, as
>in RPMs to my actual speed.  At 60 mph the engine is spinning at 3600rpm
and
>at 70
>I am running at 4200.  It seems the engine is working harder to the whole
>family.
>
>Does anyone have some things that I can look at or suggest a psych doc up
>here in
>the Seattle area?   I'd appreciate any help!
>
>David
>
>Shoreline, WA
>ddustan@wolfenet.com