O2 sensor, ground, or wire problem. If there is a ground wire at the
base of the breather tower, replace the crimp connector and relocate it
to a place with metal on both sides. The plastic tower makes a lousy
connection. I usually use one of the fuel pressure regulator mounting
screws.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Jason Willenbrock
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:11 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: syncro wierd idle

hey all,
hate to bore you all with this time honored question but....
today i finally gotmy 87 westy syncro project running.  for the last
couple of months i have pulled EVERYTHING and replaced with new,
exhausts, coolant lines, disributor, all cvs, bearings, h20 pump, tranny
fluids, oil, filters, belts, plugs etc....  so now i got her running,
sounding real strong, good compression, ran new gas, techron fi cleaner,
but after about 10 minutes of idling she starts running harsh, shooting
a little black smoke, choking noises, not holding an idle, when reved
has a hard time catching up if at all, finally no idle and she dies.  i
swapped out ecu, no change, i swapped out afm,. no change.  what else?
timing good, mixture seems alright.  she always starts and runs fine but
after a bit these symptoms occur.
confused
jason
90gl
87 syncro westy project
87 wolfsburg parts van

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