When I had a clogged exhaust, it was so bad I cound not get above 50 MPH.
New exhaust and now I can do 80 MPH.

Take care,

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Finkbiner" <mike_l_f@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: groupstudy.vanagon
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 8:38 PM
Subject: New Engine - No Power

> We got my Boston Bob 2.1 liter engine in this week, and I have been
> puttering around town, trying to break it in gently.  The couple of times
I
> have gotten it out on the highway, it performed OK, but didn't seem to
have
> any more punch going up hills than the tired one did.  It also seemed to
> have, if possible, less power at low RPMs, such as pulling away from a
stop
> sign.
>
> I figured that part of that is being new and tight, and my mechanic is
gone
> until Monday, so I thought I would see how it went on a drive this
weekend.
>
> But today, it doesn't seem to be able to get out of its own way.  Little
> hills required full throttle, and it didn't want to come up to speed, even
> in 1st or 2nd.
>
> I have a digitool mounted on the dash, and didn't see anything unusual
> there.  The TPS goes on and off OK.  Temp II comes down to .11 or below
when
> warm.
>
> When I pulled into the driveway and got out to listen, I heard a stones in
a
> coffee can sort of rattle from time to time.  Crawling around underneath,
it
> sounds as if it is coming from the muffler or cat.
>
> I can't tell if there is anything funny about the amount of exhaust coming
> out of the tailpipe or not.  The engine revs ok when I pull the
accelerator
> linkage.  Sometimes I hear a sort of thump when I shut the engine down.
>
> I went to a muffler shop and made an appointment for tomorrow to check if
> the cat is plugged.
>
> Coming home from there, just a few blocks, it seemed to have even less
> power, and I barely crawled into the driveway.  It idles fine, at about
900
> rpms.
>
> Anything else I can check?  Could the cat alone be causing such a rapid
and
> massive loss of power?
>
> Puzzled in Idaho
>
> Mike Finkbiner (who wants to leave for Seattle on Tuesday!)
> '87 Westy
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