Yeah, Coby thinks it may be the fuel pressure regulator, perhaps a sticky
distributor affecting the timing advance, perhaps the timing itself.

He had the same symptoms with once before with the pressure regulator.

I'll check the pressure regulator for a pressure spike causing flooding,
which is what he had.

Cheers!

Marshall
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Norman <B.Norman@thezone.net>
To: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: Low power 1 min after start?

>my mothers '88 westy does this, has been for a couple of months.  I had
>thought that it may have to do with the AFM needing a squirt of
>electrical cleaner.  I had planned to do it this weekend.  But if I
>remember correctly, you've done this already, so I guess that's not the
>problem.
>
>Anyone?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Bob Norman
>
>
>Marshall Ruskin wrote:
>>
>> Hi Volks:
>>
>> My Westy initially starts and accelerates normally, ......
>>
>> and three blocks I stop at a light. The Westy then barely crawls away -
>> maybe 5 mph by the other side of the intersection. With the gas even
>> floored! SLOWLY it gathers speed, and seems to gain more power as the
revs
>> come up. Then it seems mostly normal. It will repeat this at the next few
>> lights. It goes away after awhile.
>>
>> It does not usually do this when the engines good and hot, or after it's
>> been parked for only a couple of hours - it's worst first thing in the
>> morning.
>>
>> This is not like the bucking thing  - it is not bucking.
>>
>> Could it be ignition related?
>> Fuel-pump or pressure regulator related?
>> Vacuum leak related?
>>
>> Has anybody else experienced this - I've not heard of it before. I'm
kinda
>> worried about it, as it's never done this before very recently.
>>
>> Marshall Ruskin
>> 84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
>> Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
>