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Subject:Re: that bucking syndrome?
From:Mike Miller
Date:Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:38:51 -0800

Yes, that's it.

On 2/10/03 11:22 AM, "mike boland" <westy@mvboland.com> wrote:

> Mike,
> this what your talking about?
>
> http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/intermitt._syndrome.htm
>
> Mike
>
>
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> At 11:12 AM 2/10/2003 -0800, Mike Miller wrote:
>> There is a simple, cheap, sometimes effective fix.  VW sells it for  about
>> $150 or you can wire in a capacitor.  I've done it but I forget both the
>> capacitor size and what the place it goes is called.  Fixed most of that
>> problem at least.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On 2/10/03 10:24 AM, "Christopher Pierce" <cpierce2@NYCAP.RR.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> this is my first time in here and after reading a few of the emails. i
>> think
>>> i may have the same problem as others do with my 87 syncro vanagon...
>>>
>>> after it's warmed up, it starts bucking, losing power, etc, but when you
>>> turn the key off and back on again it is fine for another few miles...i've
>>> had this problem for about 8 years with this vanagon, but now it's really
>>> bad and i simply don't know what to do about it...i had the gas tank
>>> replaced and it's been bad since that was done...and the guy who knows the
>>> most about my van doesn't have any idea what it is..
>>>
>>> any solutions out there? i think i better sell it because it's simply not
>>> reliable any more...
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> chris pierce
>>>
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