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Subject:Need assistance
From:Dave Ohlemacher
Date:Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:11:41 -0400

Urgent! Planning to go on vacation in 3 days and need to get 86 Vanagon
GL running!

Here's the story:

Had a problem with the dreaded hiccups, after trying many things, found
it was the hall sender. OK, ordered new distributor and while I was at
it ordered new cat and muffler (because the cat was rattling and the
mufffler was falling apart) and an O2 sensor just for kicks.

Received all yesterday and installed. I made sure I marked everthing as
it came off and am almost 99% sure that it all went back the way it came
off.

Problem: runs, but almost no power and if run for more than a few
minutes at 2000+ rpm the cat actually begins to glow!! Before I did
anything the Van ran fine (other than the occasional stumbling) so I
must be missing something very obvious.  Please help!!!!

Dave Ohlemacher
937-443-3248
86 Vanagon GL

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