Blake,

Check your "temp2" sensor. When they fail they tell the computer (ECM) that
the engine is cold and give it lotts of gas!

Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: "Blake Thornton" <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 4:27 PM
Subject: black smoke + more

> I need some help.  My van has been hesitating slightly lately and today
> (just after filling up with gas), the van would hardly go down the
> road.  I'm thinking it might be bad gas (and will add some chevron techron
> soon), but its also spitting out black smoke out of the tailpipe.
>
> Now, I thought black smoke meant oil in the combustion chamber, is that
> right?
>
> My only other ideas on the hesitation are vacuum leak (but I've looked for
> one and haven't been able to find one) and idle switch (the little switch
> on the throttle body).  I've checked this switch and it seems ok, but I'll
> probably replace it soon just in case.
>
> Any other ideas?
> Thanks a ton,
> Blake
> SLC UT
>