Were any of the later model vanagons immune to this sort of problem?

>From: "Smola, Tony" <TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM>
>Reply-To: "Smola, Tony" <TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: 50 cents to fix the AFM
>Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 23:19:32 -0500
>
>I just installed a 25 volt   22 microfarrad capacitor between terminals 2
>and 4 on the plug for the AFM to fix the intermittent problems that our
>Vanagons suffer from.  I read of two ways to  install the capacitor.   But
>when I did the job I just popped the connectors out of the plug using a
>paper clip and soldered the capacitor onto the metal connector and then
>taped it down and covered it with the boot for the AFM.
>This seems to be the best way to do the job.  And it was about $99 cheaper
>than the dealer.
>
>Malibu Tony 85' Westy 8 degrees BTDC   39 degrees total advance

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