Hmmm, totally possible. Any one have a link to reference for plug wires and
how do you know if distributor is on correct?
I have not made the sacrificial offering...definitely doing that tonight.

You know something else... GAS! was running low and since bleeding cooling
system am on hill leaving it running for a while. Maybe ran out of gas?

Ryan Perry

On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 6:58 PM, <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> The solar eclipse requires a sacrifice to the vanagon gods.
> Did you perform such sacrifice?
>
>
> Perhaps your distributor is 180* off. You said you pulled it out?
> Are your plug wires in the proper places?
>
> -craig
>
> > On Oct 23, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Ryan Perry <rjdperry@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >>
>