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Subject:ignition and ?Vanagon syndrome
From:Dr. No
Date:Tue, 28 Dec 1999 16:00:41 -0600

Here's a good one.

We have a "new" 83.5 Westy (purchased in August) which we have already
driven all over Texas and to Delaware and back. The PO had installed a
starter button as the ignition lock had a problem. On our first trip to
the frozen areas (Taos) the ignition lock started working!
Unfortunately, about the same time we started to experience the dreaded
Vanagon syndrome symptoms, staggering power under load, mainly going
uphill but sometimes also at highway or street speeds, only after the
engine had been running for more than an hour and lasting only a minute
or two at a time. Now we are back down where it's warm and we have to
use the starter button again, but we haven't had the power problem.
Interesting, huh?

BTW: I bolted my Yakima bars directly to the fiberglass shell for the
ski rack, through the front mounting holes for the front pair (holes
enlarges slightly) and new holes in the middle rib for the back. I took
the raingutter grabbers off and bolted the bar holders directly through.
I don't think I'll use this for the canoe, that's what the Thing with a
roll bar is for.

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