I find that on the 1.9 motor, the first thing to check when running poorly
is the temp sensor II connector which is located next to the water pump.  It
is the one with the two wire connector.  Cleaning the connector is often the
solution to many problems.  It seems to oxidize very easily, and since the
current there is very low, it doesn't take much oxidation to block the
voltage path.

Bill Knight
Raleigh, NC
'84 Westy
'91 Carat

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Zoran Mladen
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 11:19 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Seeking Advice for Sluggish Performance

Hi All!

The Blueberry (84 GL) has been lacking power for a while now.  Here are the
stats and useful info:

Recently replaced muffler and catalytic converter
New spark plugs
Compression between 135-150
Cap/rotor almost new
Clean air filter
Fuel pressure - 34 at idle, 39 at full throttle
Passed emissions about six months ago

Runs pretty good on flats, but hills significantly hurt the power.  Living
in Colorado, this is bad!  It feels like the first half of the throttle
feels good, but the second half feels like the engine is simply lacking
power, maybe choking?

Any ideas?

Z