Date:         Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:02:55 EST
Reply-To:     OuiSki1@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Davis <OuiSki1@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Diagnostic tool for ill '88 Westy?
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dear list-

I am suffering with a 1988 Westy drama queen. The problem is the classic
bucking/ hesitation syndrome I believe. It fires right up on a cold engine
and runs and idles fine. After it warms up is when the idle gets really
rough. I have to completely foor it in order to get any acceleration (some
smoking usually starts at this point). Out on the highway it will run only
when pushed to over about 4200 rpms. Anything below that causes it to totally
loose power, buck, cough, "I'm dying", smoking, the whole bit. I've tried
cleaning the intake air sensor, no luck. I'm about to go digging for and
start replacing the OXY sensor, the Temp II sensor and on down the list.
Before I get dirty- is there a diagnostic tool that I could hook up to the
engine and save myself a lot of swearing and tell me exactly what is up??
Thanks for advice...

Scott
88 Westy- Roxi Blueboxi