Correct.  The adjustment of the "nearly fully closed" position is fairly
critical.  Too big a gap and you get the downhill surging.

Karl Wolz

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|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Peter Lapp
|Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:32 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Misfire when coasting?
|
|Thanks for the tip. I know the sensor was clicking closed when
|it was supposed to last time I checked(few months), but I'll
|check again. The tps switch should click when you open/close
|the throttle, and then again when it's all the way open, right?
|
|-p
|
|On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:
|
|> If you have a bit of surging when coasting, most likely the throttle
|> position sensor is in need of adjustment.  Especially if you notice
|> this with your foot slightly on the gas pedal.
|>
|> If adjsted properly, it should turn the injectors off with the
|> accelerator closed and rpms above 1500.
|>
|> Karl Wolz
|>
|>
|> |Sometimes, though, when I'm coasting down a hill, it almost sounds
|> |like I'm misfiring. I can't tell if it's just my crappy exhaust
|> |that's clinking around and making it sound like that or what. It
|> |didn't make sense that it would misfire when coasting, but not at
|> |idle. Is this probably just my exhaust playing tricks on
|me, or have
|> |you seen this happen before?
|>
|>
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