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Date:   Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:21:50 -0700
Reply-To:   bpchristensen1@home.com
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Brent Christensen <bpchristensen1@home.com>
Subject:   Re: '87 Westy shudders at idle
Comments:   To: Bill Davidson <wdavidson@thegrid.net>
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Sounds to me like maybe someone knocked a lead off of a sensor, like the O2 sensor, or knocked loose a ground wire - wouldn't that cause that kind of goofiness?

Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA

----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Davidson <wdavidson@thegrid.net> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 7:49 PM Subject: Re: '87 Westy shudders at idle

> Jeff, > Was this an OEM muffler? > Or a cheapie Midas (or other chain store) muffler???? > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "- Jeff & Kim Prudhoe" <Jkpvw@aol.com> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 7:39 PM > Subject: '87 Westy shudders at idle > > > > Hello all, > > > > I have recently purchased an '87 Westy with 61k. I had a new muffler put > on > > and it immediately began to shudder at cold idle. It seems ok once I run > it > > for awhile, but upon a cold start the van shudders and runs very rough at > > idle. Could there be any relation to the muffler work? Any suggestions > > would be appreciated. > > > > Jeff > > > > '87 Westy > > '82 Westy Diesel > >

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