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Subject:85 slight hesitation
From:Peter Krogh
Date:Mon, 15 Oct 2001 18:18:15 EDT

Greetings list.  Vanagon work is progressing well, so well, in fact, that the
following is one of my few remaining problems (as far as the car, I mean)

I am getting a slight hesitation while cruising.  It is slight, but annoying.
 As a matter of fact, at first, I needed to be on smooth pavement to even be
sure that I have it.  It shows up when accelerating, and when cruising at
steady rpm, almost regardless of how many rpm's there are.

Additional symptoms:
1. Low, rough idle, and periodic stalling on cold engine.
2. No vacume advance with p/s or a/c (I can see that the p/s boost wire is
disconnected, no idea why a/c does not boost idle)

Work done:
New motor, plugs, wires, rotor, cap, injector o-rings, vacume hose,
set timing, clean and readjust idle switch

Diagnoses done:  Bypassed Idle stabilizer, no effect, disconnected oxy
sensor, no effect.

This leaves: Replace Hall generator (I have part), temp sensor?  Oxy sensor?
  Fuel pump? Injectors?  More Vacume leaks? AFM? Where do I go next?
Obviously I would like to rule out easy stuff first.  I have looked through
the archives as best I can (thanks Tom!), but I can no find a good work order
here.

Thanks,
Peter & Zippy