Sure sounds like a fuel pump problem to me. Pop one in for about $150 from one of the list vendors. Or, you can get a pressure gauge and measure the pressure when it acts up and see if it is in spec or not. Doran Nugent wrote: > > I was driving from Massachusetts to Seattle when > around South Dakota the 1990 Vanagon Automatic started > losing power intermittently as if running out of gas > momentarily then coming back on. This happened over > and over every few seconds to few minutes. It would > slow from 65 MPH down to about 30 MPH then would start > revving again. It was very cold at the time but that > may have been coincidental because the symptom > continued when the weather warmed to above freezing. > > Also, by applying full throttle the problem was > exacerbated. To get the engine to come back, I had to > ease up on the throttle until the engine decided to > come back to life then I could speed up again. > > A similar condition in a different vehicle was > remedied by adding "HEET" to the gas but it did not > work this time. > > Now I am in Seattle where the weather is temperate and > the problem seems to have gone away for the most part. > It still happens, though rarely. I'd like to know the > cause and how I could prevent it from happening > again...Any ideas? Thanks in advance. > > Doran '90 Weekender as yet unnamed. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext 208 Getting your share of the Net yet? http://www.cobaltgroup.com http://www.casedealer.com/demo http://www.caseihdealer.com/demo |
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