At 09:50 AM 8/19/2010, A. Hurley wrote:
>I've been reading up on this - preparing to up the big grade to
>Lewiston today.

Lewiston ME?

>I went over the engine last night and noticed the lid to the AFM on my
>85 Vanagon just came right off, revealing the wiper blade, etc.

So someone's had it off before.  See if there are two wear tracks
visible on the carbon resistor plate.  If not either they were
putting the capacitor fix internally (you'll see it), or just
looking, or messing with the spring rate that controls vane response
to airflow.

>It's a pretty new 2.1 engine in the 85 Vanagon.

Unlikely that the AFM came with the engine.  Not impossible.  The
2.1l filter box is rounded instead of square, uses completely
different filter.  2.1l induction hose is corrugated plastic and goes
to a plastic fitting/sheet that completely closes off the vent stack;
1.9l us a corrugated cardboard tube that extends through a flapped
opening in a cardboard divider.

Yours,
David