Yes, Grasshopper, listen to the masters and all will be well.....

Really, what you are seeing is perhaps tens of thousands of hours of frustration all compressed into what's called a newsgoup.   I consider myself a pretty fair mechanic, and there is no way that I could tolerate my vanagons without the combined experience of the group. Consider it (news)group therapy :-)
Mark Rokus
'87 GL Syncro Westy
'87 GL Syncro
'86 Syncro (hanger Queen)
'81 Westy Aircooled
'82 Rabbit Diesel
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: S. Marie Arnold 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 6:45 PM
  Subject: hip-hip ---hooray!(not the AFM harnessam)

  Well thanks to you guys (I kiss the ground you walk on) I didn't replace the 
  harness on that AFM.  You guys were right it was the O2 censor (how could I 
  have doubted you)!  All I had to do was get a water bottle and squirt the 
  wires and ta-da....it started idling funky and bucking and carrying on.   
  YEAH!!!!  Now I am going to check it out in daylight to see what's up.  Do 
  you guys recommend trying to repair this or just get a new one.  I say I am 
  happy to pay to get a new one because I don't have to dread getting caught in 
  the rain!  You guys kick ass!  Thank you, thank you, thank you. ** I will now 
  discontinue my electric shock therapy for the sufferings this problem has 
  caused me.  I am happy just to know what is wrong.  I will be sure to name my 
  van pronto after this problem is solved.  Thanks again. 

  With greatest affection and loyalty, 
  Stace 
  91 Vanagon Carat 
  **  this was intended to be a joke.  I was only in group therapy (hahaha) 

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