Date:         Fri, 12 May 2000 14:04:07 EDT
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: coughing at startup
Comments: To: Vgonman@AOL.COM

Sean;
        Your mechanics actions would seem to be a last line of attack. I
first would have tried some simple things like unplug O2 sensor or
replace the TEMPII sensor. Also check compression and make sure each plug
is firing properly i.e. none of the plug wires are shorting.
        Unfortunately now you have to trouble shoot the original problem
on top of the problems/maladjustments he inserted

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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On Wed, 10 May 2000 13:04:03 EDT Sean Birkner <Vgonman@AOL.COM> writes:
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>Hey volks,
>     My bus was getting bad gas mileage (12-13mpg) so I took it to my
>mechanic to have the mixture checked. He said it was rich. He leaned
>out the
>mixture and also popped the cover off the AFM (which I had done 6
>months ago
>to clean it) and (I assume) moved the wiper arm to a new track.
>     Now, when I first start it up, it runs like crap. If I just give
>it some
>gas, that doesn't help any. However, if I can get the bus moving (it's
>an
>automatic) and the RPMs up to approx. 3000 It then runs like a dream
>until I
>shut it off again. Engine and air temp don't seem to have anything to
>do with
>it because I can be driving for an hour, shut the bus off ant restart
>5 min
>later and have the same thing happen. I just got a digitool installed
>(after
>the hard starting showed up) and all the LEDs seem to be going fine,
>but I am
>not proficient enough yet at reading the voltage values vs. what they
>should
>be to see if there's a problem there. Please help.
>
>Sean B.
>'90 V'gon, "Happy Bus"
>http://home.earthlink.net/~vgonman
>
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