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Subject:Re: Air flow meter
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Fri, 27 Jul 2001 12:54:00 -0500

"Emerson J. Arehart" wrote:

> Justin,
> We had a problem with the van "chugging" as we drove on our last trip.
>  Our mechanic said that the problem was the air flow meter, and that
> it probably just needed to be cleaned out.  In the meantime, if the
> chugging gets bad, just turn off the engine and turn it back on.  This
> resets the air flow meter, so it is a temporary solution.
>
> Emerson Arehart
> '87 Westfalia
>
> > Anyone have any luck with an air flow meter.  Did it fix your
> bucking?

There isn't anything in the AFM itself to reset.  Turning the engine off
and back on resets the ECU if it is confused by erratic signals from the
AFM.
  Have you tried the "capacitor fix" ?

Larry A.