another issue is you may have a small intake leak in conjunction with the sensor. good luck Jonce

>This is possibly a Temp 2 sensor issue..if the sensor goes bad it tells the puter it's cold (engine) and adjusts the mixture accordingly...when it's hot, it
basically floods the engine.

>----- Original Message ----
>From: don spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 5:11:41 PM
>Subject: 1.9 hot weather issues

>83.5 1,9 wbx.
>Good compression, New rotor, cap, plugs, wires, coil.  Checked spark
>and it is strong. Fuel pump buzzes when it's supposed to. ( At
>ignition on for a few seconds, then again when the engine is cranked.)

>Starts well and runs strong until... Hot day like today, +30 C.

>Then it starts easy runs strong until it heats up at which point it
>does not like to come off idle.  If you play gently with the
>accelerator it will catch and pull strong until you shift, when it
>behaves like there is no fuel for a bit then catches and pulls.
>Eventually it stalls at idle and will not restart until it has cooled
>a bit.

>  We pulled a plug and it appears light grey which I'm taking as a
>sign it's running lean. Yes?

>Could this be an AFM issue?

>How do folks in the sunny south keep these things running??

>Baffled by it all.....
>don

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