Is it practical for you to check or replace temp sensor II ?

Larry A.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 6:14 PM, David Vickery <david_vickery@yahoo.com> wrote:
> No luck yet. �Narrowed down a couple things it isn't (or doesn't appear to be). �I disconnected 02 sensor after the van quit, waited 15 mins and started off again and it quit again the same as if it was connected. �Plus I previously tested the 02 sensor with a digitool 4 months ago, and it was o.k. then.
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> This appears to have nothing to do with Vanagon syndrome. �The last couple times it quit, I was just driving in town. �One common thing, the weather in Rock Springs was about 100. �It feels about 100 here. �The engine is not unusually hot. �Fan cycled on in town, like it normally does, so coolant.
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> It sputtered a couple times leaving Rock Springs and then it drove flawlessly 200 miles to my town when it died running errands.
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> Van is currently sitting here cooling off. �If I let it cool off for 10 minutes it will drive for 3 or 4. �In Rock Springs I let it cool off for a long while and it was good to go. �So I will make it home, just don't know why it is dying. � I drive for a few minutes, I start to feel a sluggish loss of power, let the clutch in and it dies.
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> I pulled the connector for the Hall sender and it seemed oily. �Not sure if that could cause the symptoms, but I'm thinking heat + oil = short maybe. �I cleaned it with a rag, and it didn't seem to change anything. �Rotor is fairly new, plug wires, plugs too. �It feels electrical but maybe something to do with the heat too. �I going to hop out and pull the AFM cover and take a look now.
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> Thanks
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> --- On Tue, 8/9/11, David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
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>> I made it back to Rock Springs after camping at Flaming
>> Gorge.� Got chased off the beach by some campsite
>> dude.� So I camped in a cool canyon.
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>> The van hiccupped once on the way here this morning which
>> was mostly slow roads, so I am pretty sure it will continue
>> to give me trouble on the way home.
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>> I'll probably get back to Colorado, but with some trouble
>> along the way.� I'll check the grounds if I do.
>> I'll try disconnecting the 02 sensor also, and generally
>> look over the wiring, and maybe pull the AFM cover and see
>> if a mouse is in there.� One thing at a time though.
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>> I was reading the Hesitation on the road thread which seems
>> to be a similar problem.� The part I don't get is with
>> the AFM pigtail in or out, it makes no difference.� And
>> it feels just like Vanagon syndrome, but now is much worse
>> than an occassional hiccup.� Maybe a wire has worked
>> itself loose.� It recently has become harder to start
>> when warm, like the battery is drained, but it isn't.
>> May be related, maybe not.
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