Before swapping major components check the basics first like plug
wires, timing, distributor, plugs, vacuum leaks, etc.

2010/1/6, Danny C. <bruiserbabie@yahoo.com>:
> ·       So I have been driving my 1984 westy Automatic vanagon and have been
> experiencing some small issues. This is what happens- There are 2 different
> ways this happens. The first- When driving the van on the freeway going
> around 60mph on flat surface with the pedal pushed down about 30% it starts
> to cut out very slightly. It does not stall the engine but there is a slight
> miss like it is running out of fuel. Now here is the tricky part, if I press
> the pedal down just a hair, say to 35% it goes away, or if I let off the
> pedal just a hair to 25% it goes away. Now it does not always do it but it
> does seem to be getting worse. (Happening more often) Now for the second
> problem- So if I stop at a stop sign or stop light and take off if I have my
> pedal at the 30% point it does the same thing, it feels like it is bogging
> down, now if I start off with the pedal at 35% or more it does not happen or
> if I press the pedal 25% or less it wont happen. Now I
>  have a friend with a great running 1.9 vanagon and swapped Air flow meters
> and the problem was still there, so Im sure its not the AFM. Let me know if
> any of you have experienced this problem and what steps you took to resolve
> the problem.
>                                  Thanks Danny
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> Danny C.
> '84 Westy (Vanny)
> '90 Jeep Cherokee 4x4
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