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> On Tue, 12 Apr 94 09:04:25 CDT Richard Eager said:
> >Jim & Dean, I'm also very interrested in everyone's responses as I have a 1987
   James Dean??  Oooooo that is soooo bad..   ;)

> Now THAT's the behavior of a bad temp coolant sensor! and if you drive off,
> it will stall/die at stop signs and red lights.  that's just about exactly     t
> >> > hurt) and the Van now has gone into it's idle hunt mode twice on Saturday,
> >> > and twice today (Monday).  It seems to be running better (when it runs
> >> > right).

I concur with this, I had the same "stalling-when-cold" symptoms with my '91 and
I believe it was the temp coolant sensor they replaced but I'll have to check the
invoice to be sure.

> >
> >Yea, BIG bucks here.  Doesn't the dealer have the diagnostic equipment to
> >determine if the ECU is bad or not?
> >

So far, it looks like all the fixes for the bucking and intermittent idle have
been fixed by replacing the ECU.

> >If the dealer suggested to me a complete harness replacement I'd think
> >it very unprofessional and would interpret it as their way of telling
> >me they can't fix it.
> >

I agree.  $60.00 an hour to replace parts.  Hell, my mom can do that!   

Steven

Steven Johnson
sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
'91 VW Camper GL, '86 Nissan Sentra
Previously owned: '68 bug, '70 squareback, '74 Camper