

| Subject: | Re: 89 engine coughs and backfires at quick acceleration when warm? |
| From: | Matt Sutton |
| Date: | Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:53:33 -0400 |
My 1988 had this problem (starts fine, stumbles when warm) when I first got it. A monstrous pain, compounded by my having even less knowledge then now. My problem turned out to be the wire that carries the signal voltage from the O2 sensor to the ECU. It's the green one, and the connector is in the left side of the engine bay. It's a co-axial cable, unlike any in the rest of the van, with a grounded shield outside and signal carrier inside (like an audio cable). If there's any continuity at all between the shield and the core, the ECU freaks out. You can check it with a multimeter, with the ECU end disconnected. Good luck! Matt Sutton Brooklyn NY 88 GL
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