wanted to add, that if your are dealing with 'fires up, then dies' ..
it makes all the difference in the world to have a Remote Starter Switch
connected to starter solenoid so you can be right there with the engine
while cranking it on the starter to fire it up.

just be careful is all.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: Air flow Meter

> Air Flow Meters are a weak link anyway,
> in an ideal world we'd put a new OE genuine VW german one on every 5
> years..
>
> what is the symptom ?
> if find them causing uneven running, and hiccupping..
> but they won't keep it from starting up.
>
> not sure on an air-cooled, but  a waterboxer  will  start just fine
> without
> the AFM even on the van...
> won't rev out ..but will start and run.
>
> what is the symptom you are trying to fix ?
>
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "aaron" <aaron@AARONPACKARD.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 6:41 PM
> Subject: Air flow Meter
>
>
>> OK,
>> air flow meter has failed the resistance tests. looking like the
>> problem. Any suggestions on double checking this to make sure there
>> isn't something additional.
>>
>> 82 non-Cal 2.0 air-cooled gas
>>
>> All the best
>> Aaron
>>
>> Aaron Packard Photography
>> www.aaronpackard.com
>> aaron@aaronpackard.com
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>>
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