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Subject:Re: Really Really Rich
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Sun, 29 Sep 2002 21:19:15 -0500

William Copich wrote:
>
> My 89 vanagon is running real rich.
> I have a serious hole in the header pipes, but not bad enough to try to replace it before winter.

Fix the header first, then report back.  It is very likely the cause of
your problem.

Larry A.

> When running driving the performance is very poor sputtering and spitting until I turn the ignition switch off and then immediately back on.  It runs fine, for about a minute then degrades rapidly to sputtering and spitting.
> Could this be an oxygen sensor problem?
> Maybe somebody can identify the source of  this problem.  If not, is there a data base where I can search for possible solutions?
> tnx
> bc

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