There is no mystery to fixing this. Buy the $100+ air box auxiliary wiring
harness at the dealer and you are all set. I don't know why people keep
writing about this as though it is some big mystery. The wriring harness works.

>Hello all:
>	Just a little "hey it's happening to me too" note fr or all vanagon
>owners.  After reading the many inputs into this list for the last year
>one of the common problems with the vanagons seems to be what people 
>are calling a random "hiccup".  You know the "sudden lose of power at
>cruising speeds"  the  old "like some one disconnecting the ignition 
>at random times".  It has been complaints such as these that have 
>intreaged me because of the many different "possible solutions"  It is as
>if there is a gremlin in the engine compartment that know one really
>find and fix.  Well it is hao ppening to me now so I thought that I would 
>share my data with those of us trying to track this gremlin down.
>Hiccup data
>1. occurs only at cruising speeds 45 - 75 mph
>2. seems to be totally random, wet or dry no correlation
>3. occurs only when engine is warmed up 
>4, the hiccup will continue until you stop at a toll booth or pull to side f 
>for a few minutes. It is then highly probable that the remainder of
>the trip will be hiccup free. (has never been otherwise)
>5. Can affect frequency of hiccup by small gas peddle fluctuations.
>
>	On my last trip the hiccup was worse than ever.  My brother
>was with me so I had him observe the engine whilr e we were hiccuping
>down rt90.  We were hoping to see a spark or small gremlin chewing
>on a wire but all seemed fine.  Pulled over for about 5 min and continued
>for the remainder of the trip (200 miles) without a hiccup.
>
>	Has anyone out there had any success with a fix for this 
>problem?  
>
>Robertt 
>
>
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Derek Drew                           New York, NY
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