What does the new sound sound like?

Since it's a new sound coupled with poor performance,
I'd hazard a guess at a soft lifter or possibly
something in the distributor dept.

Cheers,

Neil.

--- PHIL MURPHY <phil.murphy@SHAW.CA> wrote:

> Question for you all.
> My '81 Westy has been running superbly all through
> our recent cold snap, until this morning. When I
> went out this morning, it started up fine, but once
> in gear it ran poorly. In order to make any
> progress, I had to keep it in lower gears, and rev
> much higher than normal. After a few minutes, life
> returned to normal.
>
> However, after about 20 minutes of driving, I shut
> down for a short while, and the problem returned
> upon starting again. I lost almost all power on
> _any_ hill, was getting regular backfiring, and
> finally had to park it and catch a ride.
>
> There is a new sound coming from the rear of the
> van, perhaps engine area, don't think it's the gas
> heater fan, as it's turned off. It is not the
> rectifier/alternator, as I have recently repaired
> that, and am getting good voltage.
>
> I'm stumped, and have checked the archives. I'm
> going to have it towed to our local gurus, but was
> wondering if any of you have an idea as to what may
> have caused this strange, sudden change in
> behaviour, from a previously perfectly running van.
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> Phil
>

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