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Subject:Re: Pigtail needed
From:Marc Perdue
Date:Sun, 13 Dec 2015 09:28:49 -0500

Could totally do that.
Marc Perdue

On Sunday, December 13, 2015, Jennifer Rabbitt <
yoursocialconcierge@gmail.com> wrote:

> This list amaZes me.
> I would like to know how many of you out there could make this fix?
>
> You lucky lucky few.
> Jennifer Rabbitt
> 90 TinTop VeuveClicquot
> [Previously: 2 Jettas, 1 Squareback Orange. with woody paneling….]
>
>
>
> On Dec 12, 2015, at 8:11 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> Most likely you don’t need this. The Vanagon bucking is probably the most
> miss diagnosed condition out there. You probably have a bad O2 sensor or
> sensor circuit problem. Begin by checking the ground reference for it. The
> green wire going to the sensor is a shield wire like an audio cable. Get to
> that outer shield wire and with the ignition on check for voltage between
> it and the chassis. Should be real close to "0". Anything here gets added
> to the voltage the ECU is looking for from the O2 sensor and since that
> works at ~.2 to .7 volt a voltage drop on that shield is a problem. It
> shares the ground with the wiring to the distributor hall sensor. Begin
> there.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Andre Fiedler
> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2015 10:35 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <javascript:;>
> Subject: Pigtail needed
>
> I am looking for a Vanagon air flow meter harness...it's the "pigtail" to
> address vanagon bucking syndrome. If you have one available please pm me
> directly at fiedlerac@gmail.com <javascript:;> and let me know the cost
> and condition.
> Thanks.
> Andre Fiedler
>
>
> --
> *"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop
> playing."*
>
> *- George Bernard Shaw*
>

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