At 11:35 AM 7/25/2003, Andrew Fox wrote:
>van was running great.  I put in the wiring harness, started her up and it
>ran like crap.  I can rev it up and then it just cuts out and dies, revs
>up cuts out and dies, etc.

Throttle switch stuck shut, sounds like.

>  I took the harness off and it ran crappy for a
>few more minutes then started to run normal again.  Is there some sort of
>adjustment that needs to be made when installing the Vanagon syndrome
>harness?

No.

>   Will the harness make things worse if the van is not already
>exhibiting symptoms of vanagon syndrom?

If the harness is good, it won't cause any problems.  If it's not good it
might stop the AFM signal entirely which would make engine run extremely
poorly.  But your symptom sounds like throttle switch...

david

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"