My first '85 did the same thing once, and it turned out to be the Temp II
sensor.  Took me a week, and much help from the list, to finally figure it
out.

(sorry if that's already been suggested or checked.)

Joe T.
'85 Wolfsburg Westy "Vamn Danagon"

>From: Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
>Reply-To: Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Help diagnose Cinco
>Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:21:20 -0700
>
>Update:
>
>So far I've had about a half-dozen suggestions (some on-list, some
>off-list).
>
>3 of you have suggested the Hall Effect Sensor.      It so happens
>that when I checked the cap & rotor, I did notice that the Hall
>Effect sensor connector seemed loose (didn't seem to fit very tightly
>in the distributor), and the electrical plug to the HE sensor didn't
>seem very tight either.
>
>Not a cheap part to replace on a whim, tho...   Any opinions on
>replacing the HE sensor alone, vs. replacing the entire distributor?
>
>I'm newly moved to the bay area (Oakland) -- can anyone recommend a
>local part shop that would have 'em in stock?  Dealer wants 5 days
>and $186 for the HE Sensor alone.    Vanagain and Busdepot have
>entire distributors (rebuilt) for around $150...

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