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> From: Bill Johnson <bjohns@mail.dtx.net>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> Subject: Airflow problem?
> Date: Sunday, June 09, 1996 7:25 AM
> 
> I am new to this list.  I wish I had known it existed a year ago. I have
a
> 86 Westy with what seems to be an airflow problem.  I bought the $100
add-in
> harness for the air flow meter but it did no good.  I get loss of power
and
> black smoke from the exhaust.  If I turn off the key and reset the
computer
> while driving, everything goes back to normal for a while.  The problem
> always returns in 30 seconds to 1 week.
> 
> Spraying the connectors with silicon seems to help for a short while. 
What
> is my problem?  What measurements can I make?  I don't think that I have
a
> problem that others have not encountered.  I saw a reference in another
post
> to an air flow problem.
> 
> I am going on a trip in 10 days, and need your HELP!!!!!!
> 
> Bill
> 
Bill, 

I've got a '86 westie with the exact same problem(black smoke and all).  I
have seen a few posts with almost the same problem. I have been hoping
someone could point me in the right direction.  I think it is a
temperature sensor that  is bad because it runs good when cold (first 5
miles or so).

Charles Michaux
'86 westie