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Subject:Jerky Van continued
From:Greg Marshall
Date:Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:54:30 +0000

Hi folks,

Me again. Same old problem. I've tried some of the suggestions so far, but
things still aren't right.
I'm wondering if anyone can point me in a new direction. It's driving me
nuts.

The Van:
Aircooled 82 Westy Vanagon, California Edition

The Problem:
The van bucks and shudders on deceleration.

The Details:
- Plenty of power on the highway, but seems low on power at lower speeds or
when accelerating from a stop
- The problem gets WAY worse in the rain, sometimes to the point of
stalling.
- Idles fine and starts fine, but doesn't sound quite right to me. When its
running well it has a nice smooth purr, and now it sounds kind of hollow.
I'm not sure how best to describe it
- I have the temp II sensor on the passenger side cylinder head, not at
cylinder 3 where it should be. The hole was stripped on three, so I put it
in the available hole at cylinder four.

What I've done so far:
- Checked voltage at the fuel pump - OK
- Checked fuel pressure - OK
- Checked Compression - OK
- Checked timing - OK
- Cleaned up the ground connection on the engine block
- Wiggled various other electrical connections
- Stood around staring at it.

Any help would be much appreciated. I'd like to take a summer trip mountain
bike trip with my wife, but don't want to get too far away until I've got
this sorted out.

Cheers,
Greg.
82 westy

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