Yeah, pulling out into traffic tends to be a game of hit or miss (excuse the
pun).  Mine tends to make an attempt at acceleration then loses power then
picks it back up again slowly.  Happens to a lesser extent when the engine
is hot but is pretty excessive until it reaches that point.

----- Original Message -----
From: "sleepingmonkey1" <sleepingmonkey1@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: Another new owner question...

> I've experienced the same thing.  almost got hit a couple of times becuase
> of it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "VWNut Hawk" <vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 8:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Another new owner question...
>
>
> > This is not normal.  I'd check the temperature sensor and connector.
> > Normal operation for Vangons is good reliable running and reasonable
> > power.
> >
> >
> > >>> Lawrence Cortright <cortrigl@ERAU.EDU> 7/9/2003 7:11:47 PM >>>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have an 87 GL Wolfsburg, my first water-cooled VW so I am not really
> > familiar with their behavior.  The PO had the engine rebuilt about
> > 20,000 miles ago.  I've noticed that the vehicle tends to hesitate
> > (sometimes very dramatically) when accelerating from a complete stop.
> > The catch is, it seems to only happen when the engine hasn't reached a
> > good and hot temperature (at least quarter-way on the temp gauge).  Is
> > this normal for this vehicle or am I facing some kind of problem?  Could
> > it be a function of the grade of gasoline I'm using?  I've tried 87, 88,
> > and 89 octane, it seems to respond just the slightest bit better to the
> > higher grades.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Larry Cortright
> > 87 Vanagon GL
> >
>
>