Hi all - I'm back with a problem after a gloriously long run of fine
performance and I think I've had this problem before . . .

The Details:
1988 Vanagon Westfalia, autotrans, a/c, 110,000 miles
live in Charlotte NC - not cold here yet

Van starts just fine, runs about 30-45 seconds normally and then begins to
run with 'no power'- usually stalls if I slow down or go over neighborhood
speed hump.  It restarts right away, runs ok for 30 seconds and then begins
'no power' mode.  This continues for ~5 minutes - basically until the engine
warms up a little, then it's fine.

In the 'no power' mode, I can sometimes coax it along if I play with the gas
peddle - kind of like you would if you had an older car with an accelerator
pump on the carburetor.

I've had the local VW shop replace the idle stabilzer control and valve
several years back.  The air flow control meter is a new one with less than
10,000 miles on it.

Looking for suggestions as to what I should try first.

John Graham
Charlotte NC
1988 Vanagon

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