Dear list, Today I noticed that my van was running real rough at low RPMs so I was getting kind of worried. Seeing how today was a beautiful winter day in Montana, I decided to see what the problem was. I started searching for clues, I took of the dizzy cap for a look. To my horror I have never seen a cap look so bad. There was so much crud built up that I don't even know how the van was even running. I did a little surgery and grinded all the build up off, put a new rotor(from my 72 stash)..man did it make a difference..not a permanent fix but it will hold out till the weekend..it got me thinking of how much time I spend fixing the 72 and how I kind of ignore the vanagon. I change the oil, but tune ups are few and far between. The vanagon really runs good and I kind of take that for granted. I guess I need to pay a little more attention to the 85..i'm really cant believe I let the dizzy cap get that bad...sorry, I just felt like I needed to confess.
Chad 72 westy "Bertha" 85 Vanagon http://my.treeway.com/vdub |
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