Is it drowning in fuel at lower revs? Check the fuel pressure regulator...

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 4:12 PM, dylan friedman <insyncro@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> plenty of exhaust coming out the pipe, CAT is hollow.
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> df
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> ________________________________
> From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
> To: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 7:03:07 PM
> Subject: Re: 2.1 wbxer stubblin' idle
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> One cause of a sudden drop in power is a collapse of the innards of the
> catalytic converter.  If this has happened you may be able to feel (with
> your hand) a difference in the force of the exhaust (if you can remember
> what it felt like before) or possibly even hear a difference.  Definitive
> test is, of course, to measure the back pressure upstream from the cat which
> any muffler shop can do.
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> Could be a lot of other things too.  Good luck.
>
> Geo
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "dylan friedman" <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 3:38 PM
> Subject: 2.1 wbxer stubblin' idle
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> > Yesterday I had a great running van.
> > Today low on power, idle is weak and chokes until hi revs.
> > DigTool checked all that I could and all check out OK.
> > No difference when oxygen sensor is unhooked.
> > In the process of cleaning all grounds.
> > Compression is excellent, Leak down excellent.
> >
> > Feel free to pmail me with suggestions
> >
> > dylan
>

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