It's a hopeless battle... get a diesel, convert and be done with that
ignition BS...

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Richmond Mike
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:23 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: here I go again...

A few weeks ago I posted asking for advice on a problem I was having
with my
van. THANKS! very much to you that replied.

My issue was that the van was struggling to get the gas it had. (step on
the
pedal nothing would happen, then it rev like normal, also cutting out at
stops, sputtering) This was all a very intermitent problem until the
exhaust
started to get VERY hot after just a couple minutes of runnung time.
then
the acceleration was always a problem. Couldn't even get to 45 with out
fighting for it.

I had suggestions that it could be a clogged cat, or low gas to oxygen
ratio
for the hot exhaust. For the fix I first Traded out the Air flow meter
with
a used but much cleaner part from an 84. Seemed a little better but
still no
fix. Then switched out the ECU from the same 84.. (Same part # on both
parts
I switched) Also cleaned the ground contacts and put in a new ground
strap
from the body to engine and changed all contacts from wires to ground.
Well
This was IT. No more worries, she was running happier and healthier than
ever!

Now about a month later guess what.. It's starting all over again.
Now what could it be? Coincidence that both ECU's happen to be at the
end of
the line? An electrical short? I'm stumped. Should I look into a carb
and
save myself more headache?
-Mike

***Who's thanking heaven for this group!

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