Date:         Fri, 18 Feb 2000 08:46:46 -0500
Reply-To:     Rick Koller <rkoller@HELIX.NIH.GOV>
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From:         Rick Koller <rkoller@HELIX.NIH.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Fwd: 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
Scott,
         I had these same symptoms in my '91, it was the temp sensor II
that was bad. Refer to Bentley for the diagnostic for this sensor. You will
need a Volt/Ohm meter for the testing. Hope this helps.
Rick Koller
'90 syncro westie
'91 carat
'91 gl