I have the same problem too sometimes here in texas. the weather has been
warm then cold. seems with no exhaust its a heft lob and actually sounds
pretty sweet. Loosening the plug wires on the distributor then pulling them
off one by one, we found the missing cylinder.
Leakdown or compression, ideas anyone?

Running too rich?

@dam

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote:

> Supposed to?!?
>
> Yes, I think it fires on only three at first, running rough.  As I slowly
> push the rpm's up, it suddenly kicks in and the rpm's jump quickly when the
> missing cylinder fires.  That's what it seems like to me.
>
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> Subject: Re: stuttering
>
> It's to supposed to do that, no matter how rainy or wet it is.
> Something is not working like it should.
> spark plug wires pop into my mind.
>
> 'stutters' ...........does that mean runs roughly or poorly during
> acceleration ?
> what does that mean exactly ?
> is it low on power when it does it, like it's only on 3 cylinders ?
>
> describe the symptom more please.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Snook" <matt@SNOOKSBAND.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:00 PM
> Subject: stuttering
>
>
> I have been driving around ('84 Waterboxer 1.9) in the soaking-wet
> conditions here in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, and have noticed that
> on
> wet mornings the engine stutters at low rpm until it is completely warm.
> This never happened at home, where it's dry - even when the temperature got
> down around 10 degrees Fahrenheit.  So I don't think it's the cold, it's
> the wet weather.  Is this a typical symptom in wet weather, or is it time
> for a more general checkup?
>
> Matt
>

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