Make a note to you address book fellow Vanageeks...
Last week a had to run a recovery on my PC.  Through the process I managed
to add half of my old e-mail address ( mtngal@YOSEMITE.NET... WRONG)
to my settings (??) How things managed to work puzzle me.

Correct address is MTNGAL@SIERRATEL.COM  CORRECT :0)

Sorry for the bandwidth,      Debi

----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Basey <gbasey@LINK2000.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: Engine hesitation -- Need Help!

| I replaced the cap and rotor before the trip approx. 1,200 miles ago.
| that's when I noticed the retaining clip had been replaced.  I called my
| father (van's three hundred miles away) and had him pull the cap and check
| it out and he says that the inside of the cap is grooved in the plactic
and
| the tip of the rotor is worn.  It sounds like I need to get a new
retaining
| clip for the distributor cap.  Does anyone know where I can find one?
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Debi Webi <mtngal@yosemite.net>
| To: Gary Basey <gbasey@LINK2000.NET>
| Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 1:53 PM
| Subject: Re: Engine hesitation -- Need Help!
|
|
| >How new is the dist cap/rotor?
| >
| >
| >----- Original Message -----
| >From: Gary Basey <gbasey@LINK2000.NET>
| >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
| >Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 10:16 AM
| >Subject: Engine hesitation -- Need Help!
| >
| >
| >| My family and I were 1,200 miles into a 1,500 mile vacation when our
| >| '80 Westy (2.0 aircooled) begin to buck and kick.  It never died but we
| >| couldn't get above 40 MPH.  It seemed to want to take off but would
| >hesitate
| >| .
| >|
| >| I pulled over and found that the temp 2 sensor was loose so I tightened
| it
| >| and
| >| that didn't improve the engine performance.  I subsequently replaced
the
| >| sensor and it still bucks and hesitates.
| >|
| >| Engine history:
| >|
| >| bottom end rebuilt 30,000 miles ago (according to PO)
| >| top end (P & Cs and heads) 5,000 miles ago (personally)
| >|
| >|
| >| Can anyone offer any suggestions?
| >|
| >| I did notice that the PO had replaced one of the distributor cap
| retaining
| >| clips with some sort of metal band.  That allows the cap to have some
| free
| >| play.  Could this be the problem?  Does anyone have an extra retaining
| >clip?
| >|
| >| Please help a fellow listee whose westy is stranded 300 miles from home
| >(we
| >| rented a car to get home and the van is at my parents home in Indiana)
| >|
| >|
| >| Thanks for all your help past and present.
| >|
| >| Gary
| >|
| >| '80 westy (sick but not dead)
| >|
| >
| >
|