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Subject:Re: What's going on in my Engine...
From:Darrell Boehler
Date:Fri, 5 Jan 2001 06:57:17 -0600

Hi Richard,
     Check the fuel pressure, should be normally 30 psi and 36 psi under load.
Darrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Bias" <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 6:29 AM
Subject: What's going on in my Engine...

> All,
>   Please, someone point me in the right direction...  This morning (about 20
> degree's F) my Van started fine, warmed up fine and everything was
> beautiful.  About a half hour into my commute it started...  I would press
> the gas pedal and the tack (and engine) would drop to 200 or 300 rpm's and
> then I would let off, it would idle just fine.  Press the gas again, same
> thing.  All this while trying to get through a busy intersection.  I had to
> coax it across the intersection and get it onto the Freeway.  On the Freeway
> at a constant speed (63 mph) it was fine.  Press the gas and hesitation, no
> bucking just hesitation.  I have an 85 with Digijet FI and the cap fix in
> the AFM.  The Van has been running nice for quite a while up until a week or
> so ago when this problem arose.  Thank you for any insight...
>
> Rich and Annemarie
> 85 GL "Buba"
> 98 Bug
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