> I have solved my hesitation / intermittent low power off the line / poor > gas mileage problem! Using my Digi-Tool I discovered that my throttle > position switch was only closing at full-throttle and not at no-throttle. There are an incredible number of Vanagons running around that have a bad or maladjusted throttle switch. I'd say half of the vans I hook my Digitool into have this problem. The Digitool catches this instantly without and ohmmeter and crawling around in the back. -Karl Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia Weekender "Beverley" - 192K miles http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/ PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/pavanagon/ |
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