

| Subject: | Re: Dem ole Vanagon blues |
| From: | Sean Garrett |
| Date: | Sat, 25 Feb 2017 10:11:49 -0700 |
Or vacuum issue, or intake manifold leak at gasket. I had an 81 that acted like this. Find a mechanic that has a smoker (it blows smoke into all vacuum hoses and manifolds. Incredible useful device for finding any type of vacuum/intake leak. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 25, 2017, at 9:49 AM, ed donnen <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I'm thinking about an instrument cluster that will tell me what's happening > to my 91 2.1L DoKa as I drive. Here's the problem: > > Starts right away. A block later we die. Sometimes starts again, > sometimes not. Sometimes idles at stop signs, sometimes not. If I park > for 5 minutes, maybe we start again, maybe not. > > It's time I solve this problem. So the problem might be electrical, or > maybe fuel-trical. Fuel-trical? Fuel-trackle? Well, a fuel problem. > > Is there a diagnostic cluster I can put on my dash so I can monitor my > engine? Or lacking that, what is the first steps in driving diagnostics? > > ed-91 DoKa, mostly parked in my driveway.
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