Next  time this happens, remove the fuel tank cap. and see if you
still have the problem with it removed. I'm thinking maybe the vent is
clogged.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Tue, 18 May 1999, Justin Pentecost wrote:

> Now that is WIERD !! I had exactly the same experience today.    a couple
> of days ago I had what i thought  might be a fuel pump problem .. then it
> started missing today.    I filled it up with petrol ... ran sweet as a nut
> ...
>
> At 13:18 17/05/99 -0700, Steven X. Schwenk wrote:
> >Before heading out for a weekend trip, i checked to see what
> >muight have caused my van to miss a few beats the last time
> >i took it out 1 block from home.  i let it warm up and then
> >gave it throttle right at the engine while watching the
> >tack...it sounded terrible...missing badly at 3000+ RPM when
> >i leveld it off and was no longer increasing rpms.
> >
> >fule level was just above the red reserve level.  I decided
> >to fill up and see if that did anything.  It did...it
> >completely eliminated the problem...not a single miss on the
> >300 mile trip.
> >
> >I assume it's time for a new fuel filter.  Does anybody know
> >if anything else might  result in the FI not getting
> >sufficient fuel flow when the fuel level is low?  The van
> >was level mostly and the level was just above the red
> >reserve.  When I toook it out on the road, it produced the
> >same missing.
>
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