Could he find the dipstick for ya :-)?
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Timmy,
>
> I don't know if you have a good mechanic in Bend, but I've gotten a pretty
> good vibe from Steve at Steve's on SE 9th Ave. He seems to know his onions.
>
> http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/know-your-onions.html
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
>
> On 11/16/2009 3:12 PM Timmy Evens wrote:
>
> hello fellow vanagon nerds,
>> so my 83 has an engine from a 93 jetta. (1.8L inline 4)
>> lately it has randomly been acting like it is losing fuel. will sputter
>> then idle extremely low and no throttle response. if i'm rolling along and
>> keep it in gear and stomp on it i can just hear the throttle opening but no
>> power. if i stop and sit or get out and mindlessly look for something wrong
>> in the wiring then it will start up fine and run for a week or so then do it
>> again. what is this? injectors not getting signal? fuel pump? engine
>> gremlins angry?
>>
>> timmy
>>
>>