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Subject:Westy Gutless Until Warmed Up
From:Miguel Pacheco
Date:Sat, 6 Apr 2013 04:33:51 -0600

I'm working on my friend's 86 Westy (2.1.) When she brought it to me, it
would not get up to temp and was gutless. I could turn it off, then back on
and it would run fine for a couple of minutes, then back to gutless. I
installed a new thermostat and now it warms up and runs nicely once warm.
It's still gutless before it gets up to temp, though. Changed cap and
rotor, plus new air filter as they were way overdue. Also, set TPS and this
seems to be just right.
I'll hit the bible tomorrow and do some resistance checks, but any advice
is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Miguel