OK, got it. thanks.    My van has shown, a very few times, a slight
hesitation between drop throttle and resume throttle...like when I crest a
long hill, then coast the other side and add a little throttle to maintain
some speed....Sounds like I could be feeling a very little VS here...

  Now that I know, I'll be able to diagnose and fix it should I encounter a
severe case of it.   Again thanks..

On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Shawn MacDonald <shawn@superiorscaffold.com
> wrote:

> Robert's description is correct. I'd like to ad that a particular driving
> style seems to exacerbate the problem. If you're a driver that is on and
> off the throttle (apparently I am) as opposed to maintain a constant
> pressure and your AFM is not in tip-top shape it will show up. The van will
> sputter and stall and sometimes you can pop-start it as you're moving,
> other times it'll start right up after you pull onto the shoulder. Its
> actually the computer doing it. It gets a signal that the van is getting
> way too much air and cuts the fuel supply completely. The $300 factory
> harness is just 2 plugs, 12" wire and a capacitor. Somebody figured that
> out and posted it here. The 10mf Tantalum capacitor everybody installs in
> the AFM stores a charge and filters the signal to the computer and prevents
> V.S. from occurring. I was lucky and found a factory Vanagon Syndrome
> eliminator harness in a junk yard and put it on. I couldn't get the van to
> stall no matter how hard I tried.
>
> I recently had a VW Master Tech come to the house and rebuild my motor and
> he cleaned and adjusted the micro-switches on the intake and the AFM. He
> took that harness adapter off and put it in my glove box. He said "You
> won't need this. You won't experience V.S. anymore, I've fixed the problem,
> but I'll leave this here because I'm sure you don't believe me"
>
>  I've put 4,000 miles on it so far and haven't had a single instance. I'll
> keep the harness in the glove box for peace of mind...
>
>
>
> Shawn
> 87 Syncro "Eeyore"
> 78 Champagne Edition Bus
> 80 Aircooled Westy L "Tigger" (for the kids)
>
>