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Subject:Re: '89 vanagon poor engine performance
From:John Bange
Date:Mon, 2 Apr 2007 22:17:30 -0700

On 4/2/07, danielludwick <danielludwick@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Now I've put a knew one and and wired it in, but give the engine 2
> minutes and I find that at low RPM's the engine seems to be getting too much
> fuel (or perhaps not enough air?); it boggs out and nearly dies. If I turn
> off the engine and restart it, the problem goes away for a few minutes, I
> would assume because it takes the computer about this long to register the
> info it receives.

If you're confident the O2 sensor (and associated wiring) is OK, then it
sounds like a possible Temp II  (water temp)  sensor problem.

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"