Amnon,

I have been having the same problem with my 91 for the past 4 days.  I tuned
it after the problem started and am confidant that the ignition is working
properly.  When the bucking and coughing starts I have turned my key off and
on and the problem goes away.  Once I had to turn it off and on several
times, but most of the time once will do it.  I suspect the electrical part
of the ignition switch is to blame and I have one on order from the Bus
depot.  It is $10.00 or 11.00.  Try turning your key off and back on to see
if it clears up the malfunction.

Walt Spak
Pittsburgh,  Pa.
wnsopc3@3rdm.net
----- Original Message -----
From: d t <tinkerman@USA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 5:23 PM
Subject: #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly

Hello all,

Lately, I've been having the motor in my 1990 2.1L GL randomely cut out. The
motor doesn't cut out completely, but "coughs" and somehow continues
running.
This problem is more severe with low RPM (even when the engine is warm). At
high speed it hardly happens. I can drive 400Km with this problem lurking
by,
so it's hard to tell what's causing it (hard to repeat or diagnose).
From what I've caught from listening to the list, it might be a fuel
injection
system problem or bad electrical connections/grounding points.
Maybe something else too.
Can somebody help me isolate the problem (i.e. give me physical locations of
possible problematic electrical junction boxes, diagnosing the fuel
injection
system,.etc.)?
If this subject has been beaten to death on this list, then maybe a pointer
to
the archives might be a better idea.

TIA,
       Amnon

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