Good question.  Yes.  All hoses reconnected.  Getting worse for some
reason,  won't even idle or start now.  Ran yesterday now no go...
Frustrating!
On Oct 23, 2014 4:11 PM, "Dominic Provini Jr." <dprovinijr@ha-pa.com> wrote:

> Did you reinstall the small dia. hose back onto the plenum and the small
> hose on the distrib. ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Ryan Perry
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 4:01 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
>
> So, some of you have helped me as I redid my Throttle Body, Air Plenum and
> Intake Runners. I buttoned everything up being very careful as possible to
> check all connections. Got everything buttoned up to be able to run and
> refill coolant and now the Van is running terrible. 84 1.9 with old style
> vacuum system.
>
> It is backfiring off throttle, if I can even get it off of throttle. No
> Power when I do and get it up in the RPMs. It almost sounds like it is
> missing on a cylinder when I get it up in RPMs. It also seems to come in
> waves...so it will idle decent (though still chugging), then after a bit
> will idle down to very rough and die. For the most part the worst of it
> seems to be in the low RPM range. This is all while up to temp.
>
> Few questions...I can still hear air coming through the Plenum. Is that
> normal? Do you guys hear air in your plenum?
>
> How tight should the connection from the Throttle Body to the Plenum be? I
> am wrenched down pretty good but seems set and solid....not sure but want
> to double check.
>
> I did the propane leak check and didn't get any response from idle.
>
> One thing I was thinking is that perhaps when I pulled the distributor cap
> to check the vacuum workings in there I also oiled below the button.
> Perhaps in doing that and coupling it with the RnR on the intake side that
> the timing is now off?
>
> Either way, sorely disappointed...worked for the past 2 weeks hoping for a
> great running van and can't even make it out of the driveway!
>
> appreciate the collective wisdom!
>
> Ryan Perry
> Asheville, NC
> Artie McFartie '84 1.9
>