Check the fuel pressure regulator.  That is the silver (or gold) cylindrical
device on top of your engine.   You may check it with a fuel pressure gauge.

Good luck,

Paul Borghese
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark & Laura Magee" <mark.laura@VERIZON.NET>
Newsgroups: groupstudy.vanagon
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 3:42 PM
Subject: Recurrent Stalling Solved by Techron

> Volks,
> 90 Vanagon Carat has been in a recurrent cycle of stalling to the point
> of being barely driveable, putting in a bottle of Chevron Techron fuel
> injector cleaner and after 10 or so miles all probs are solved: to it
> happening all over again say 400 miles later (5-6 weeks of wifes
> sub-urban commuting w/kids).
> I have:
> 1) changed fuel filter(s): only temporary relief of symptoms (1 mile)
> then back to normal
> I thought crud in tank
> 2) installed replaceable element gas filter: problem remains as
> described above
> 3) made wife use only branded Chevron or other branded gasoline
> * System is status quo w/TECHRON, I have tried other brands of FI
> cleaner, resolving the stalling each and every time it is put in the
> tank
> * I envision some wierd gasoline re-mix here in our area fouling the
> injector tips exceedingly fast, but this is ridiculous! My 87 7
> passenger I sold to a friend had no such probs and does not now have
> probs in this area.
> Questions: Did VW change injector tips in later model vanagons? Smaller
> orifices?
> Anyone got any ideas. Carat has 67K (yes I said right, 67K) orig miles,
> I will plug wires, cap, rotor and platiums next weekend and continue
> troubleshooting.
> Could this be a weak fuel pump?? I have no reason to suspect this.
> Is our SE Texas reformulated gasoline this hard on my Fuel Injection?
> Anyone else have this prob?
> Regards
> Mark Magee                                            90 Carat 67K
> Kemah TX USA
> John 14:6
>