> Greetings,
>
> I have a '90 westy (108k) that has ben very well cared for by a 75
> year old german guy--original owner, always garaged and maintained.
> However, there has been a rash of broken items in the last 4k.
> Replaced both coolant hoses, thermostat housing, thermostat...and now
> the westy is bucking when a goose the gas in second and 3rd gear.  It
> is especially bad when I am getting up to speed on the highway, and it
> is getting worse daily.  Could this be the Vanagon Syndrome.
>
> My question is related to the steps one would take to begin to
> diagnose and correct this problem.  It is important to note that I
> already have the AFM service harness from VW installed (a potential
> fix.)
>
> The order for repairs I was thinking are --clean grounds, full tune
> (rotors, plugs, wires, cap), and perhaps the o2 sensor.
>
> Any words of advice from the veterans on this subject would be very
> helpful.
>
> Thanks,
> ~nat
>
>
> --
> Nathaniel Brown
>
> ENVISIONING LAND USE
> Landscape Modeling and Data Visualization
> nat@envisioninglanduse.com
> (c) 503.539.7081
>
Had a similar problem recently
Was a bad injector
Had all of them cleaned and doing great
My method of diagnosis is to run the engine and remove one plug wire at a
time from the dist cap
If there is no change in engine sound/running then you know you have the bad
cylinder
From there check wire, plug, injector
Be sure your wires are well insulated and use a tool if possible cause you
can get quite a jolt
I don't know if this is terrible for the engine so if another list member
wants to chime in feel free