

| Subject: | Re: Engine stalling at high speed |
| From: | Tyler Hardison |
| Date: | Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:29:40 -0700 |
Larry, If this happens tomorrow on our way home I'll keep this in mind. --t On Saturday, April 16, 2016, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > > Tyler, > You didn't mention the idle/WOT switch at the throttle body. Is it > known to be working properly? > > I would try driving it until it screws up and then, while still moving, > turn the key far enough to shut down the ignition but not lock the > steering. Do not declutch or brake or anything. If it runs OK when you > turn the ignition back on, you have temporarily solved the problem by > restarting the ECU. This would indicate that the problem is with the > electrical signals going into the ECU. Things like the O2 sensor, Hall > sensor at the distributor, idle switch at throttle body, or any associated > wiring. > > Have you tried running with the O2 sensor disconnected? > > Larry A. > > > On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 1:12 PM, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tyler@seraph-net.net');>> wrote: > >> The engine behaves like it has a very extreme rev limiter in place. If I >> press in the clutch it dies. From there I can restart the engine like >> nothing happened. >> >> The AFM was replaced June of last year. >> >> O2 sensor around the same time. >> >> Coolant temp sensor in July of last year. >> >> Cleaned and tested the auxiliary air valve last month. >> >> New throttle body gasket last month. >> >> New fuel filters last month. >> >> New fuel tank two weeks ago. >> >> This problem feels electrical to me. Fuel starvation should cause poor >> running like a lean condition. Right? >> >> On Saturday, April 16, 2016, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','starwagen@gmail.com');>> wrote: >> >> > RE: Engine Stalls >> > Tyler, could you give us a little more details about how the engine >> > stalls. Just quits dead? Or stumbles but keeps running? If the later >> > then you may be dealing with 'Vanagon Syndrome'. >> > BTW, what engine. Stock 2.1L or 1.9L? >> > >> > >
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