

| Subject: | Not overlooking the simple causes first |
| From: | Marshall |
| Date: | Sat, 23 Mar 2002 02:19:50 -0600 |
Hi Volks: My recent problems, described in a series of pleading emails, have been solved. By a bottle of gas-line antifreeze worth about 97 cents. For the edification of those that have forgotten the symptoms, here they are (were) again: * incredible bucking; not remedied by re-starting * stalling, then occasional no-start To fix this, I replaced (and I'm glad I did, anyways) rotor, cap, plug wires - but it was the bottle of methanol that fixed it for me. Now, regarding the plug wires - mine were prolly original, (18 YO) and virtually fell off of the plugs. So, if you are concerned about performance/fuel economy, one thing you could do is change your old plug wires - and get better/stronger spark. The only thing regarding the installation of the plug wires that was difficult - was that I had to do the change unsheltered in -30C weather, with a strong wind blowing, at 9:00 PM in the dark (had a work light). Like I told Terry K, now I need to find replacement OEM fingers, ears and toes. I think all Winnipeggers, except for the garages and tow-truck drivers - are praying for spring weather. It's just like January here. Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy
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