Is the power loss when warm or cold or both? If when warm, it may be a
clogged cat.  Your cat could be clogged because your oxygen sensor is
busted.  How is your gas milage? If the miliage is down, then i'll bet you
it is the oxygen sensor.
matthew

Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu

On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Tony Demille wrote:

> friendly gurus,
>
> i need to know if this is a common problem and if there is an obvious answer
> for it. Our '90 vanagon has seemed a bit sluggish for the past couple of
> days and then no power from a stop light yesterday. accelerator was floored
> and the thing barely crept along. after a minute it gained power again, but
> leaving the next light, it bogged again.
>
> any ideas or thoughts? it's going in the shop tomorrow, but wanted to get
> real info before i get reamed.
>
> p.s. it also had a puddle of anti-freeze (8 inch diam.) under it for the
> first time. heads don't leak, and i don't think it's related.
>
> thanks in advance
>
> t
>
> Tony DeMille
> Creative Director/VW lover
> Candesa Interactive
> 251 River Park Dr.
> Provo, Utah 84604
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