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Subject:Re: stumbling update
From:Frank Miller
Date:Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:15:03 -0500

Have you checked the fuel filter & fuel pump lately? It sounds to me more
like you are starving for fuel, esp. at high speed/high RPM's.

Frank Miller

At 11:58 PM 3/7/99 EST, you wrote:
>Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.  I decided I would pursue the AFM
>modification so I purchased a 50v(no 25v available) 22MFD tatalium?
>capacitor and soldered it onto pins 2(+) and 4(-) on the AFM harness.  90
>miles into the trip the van would "bog down" (no power when I accelerated)
>as I was doing about 70mph.  This lasted about 2 miles then it went away.
>I was able to get to my destination 90 more miles down the road and no tow
>truck. :-)
>So,  I'm at a loss.  I just pray that I am able to get home without any
>problems.  I will check all my ground connections and do a tune-up when I
>get back.
>I'll keep you all posted.
>
>Regards,
>Willie
>willielafrades@home.com
>

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