I found that I had a couple issues with mine. 85 gl

1. plug wires were green inside so i bought new ones and put that grease
on them. note they were only 3 years old. plus one of the heads just popped off after pulling up on it. * weird *

2. my grounds on the block were green and I cleaned them up also put the
grease on them. unconnect the battery first before doing anything. ;)

3.fuel pump ground drity

4. I had a bad ALT that would cause my idle to act up a bit, loud bearing noise. so this was die'n.

5. I did the AFM cap mod again after this shop cut it off, just in case
i get that weird AFM voltage deal.

these van are wild beasts and what i did might not help but its a start
to work from.

BTW this list really helped me get this far. hearing others with same issues.

thanks all
Joe 85gl back on the road after getting hit
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Vieira [mailto:dave172c@YAHOO.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 09:02 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Stalling problem, only on the hwy?!?!
>
> Hey all,
>
> just put in an engine with new gaskets and what not ..
> did some exhaust work .. and testing it out .. . when
> i start it . it idles fine for abit then starts reving
> up and down ? .. idle stablizer ? or O2 sensor ..
> ithink its burning rich as well the smell .. but
> driving round town it drives fine, no over heating
> even though i think the fan isnt working and its 29 C,
> humidity at 52 % :) . but.. anyway.. but I took it out
> on the hwy and like.. 2 minutes into driving at about
> 110 kms or thats what it says on the speedometer, no
> tach so i donno what rpm .. but then it just stalls
> ... no loss of power eletrically just the engine died
> ... pull off the road . let it sit for like 1 min,
> tryed starting it and it started .. started pulling
> away .. got out to hwy speed again .. then it stalls
> again .. ..  .. let it sit then tryed starting it and
> it worked .. hmmm... so I got it off the hwy and been
> drivning it all round town .. with no problems ...
> whats goin on ? ..
>
> fuel filter is new, could it be dirty injectors, O2
> sensor ? ...  ?  .. any ideas would be helpfull ..
>
> thanks
>
> =====
> Dave Vieira
> Hamilton, Ontario
> Canada
>
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