I do have a spare brand new temp II sensor, we'll try tossing it in. easy
enough. I suppose it make sense, it actually does seem to run good for
several more minutes if its started cold...?

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> It's just that over the years I have gotten plenty of new stuff that
> doesn't work. VW stuff not so much, but it does happen.
>
> Temp II sensors, I don't think about them much now that I only drive a
> diesel Vanagon, but I remember that there was discussion about people
> getting new bad ones at one time. I got a Temp II sensor for my new beetle
> at a parts store and it was bad.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Kevin Duvernay <kduvey@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The temp and oil pressure sensors are brand new. The grounds are clean
>> because we cleaned them. The tps is adjusted perfect. The other parts we
>> swapped in one by one from my own 87 2.1 westy which runs perfect so we
>> know they are ''good"...
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> One of those "good" things is probably not so good.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Kevin Duvernay <kduvey@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> Trying to help a buddy out with a strange issue. His 87 2.1 westy wont
>>>> stay
>>>> running longer than a minute or two. It runs pretty good, then slowly
>>>> starts to hesitate and eventually die after a minute or two. We can then
>>>> immediately start it right back up and repeat. very strange, we are
>>>> stumped.
>>>>
>>>> What we have already tried:
>>>> Grounds are clean
>>>> Temp sensors and oil pressure sensors( new o2 sensor going in this
>>>> weekend)
>>>> entire ignition system is good (timing, coil, distributor, relays,
>>>> etc.).
>>>> fuel pressure is good. All injectors appear to be functioning good.
>>>> AFM is good
>>>> throttle switch is adjusted good
>>>> idle control valve and module are both good
>>>> ECU is good
>>>> the purple and white vacuum lines appear to both be leak free
>>>>
>>>> With fuel and spark both good, it must be some kind of electronic issue
>>>> or
>>>> air leak, yeah? We are stumped... looking for any ideas.
>>>> Kevin
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>