Hi Terry and list: I have the same problem/situation - except I've not tried the brake pedal business. One other thing - is that when my Westy is full hot - it doesn't have the syndrome. And when it does begin showing it, it is always about 3-4 minutes after starting it in the morning - always happens at the same light! I haven't replaced anything, (except my fuel filter) because I have a digitool, and the readings looked OK. I somehow think it is a fuel starvation issue, but I don't know why it would happen so regularily - and then go away. Any ideas? Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy Auto
Hi all, I need to know where to go to next. I've replaced the OX sensor,idle stabilizer, and the Temp II sensor, and the darn thing doesn't want to come off idle when it's at operating temp. If I'm sitting at a light, and I stuff the pedal to the floor it will not want to move until the rpm gets to about 1500 RPM. Now here is what is really bizarre. If I hold the brake pedal ( it's automatic ) as I am giving it a little throttle, to about 1100 RPM, the darn thing will take off as nothing was wrong. Or here's another thing I've tried. I shut off the engine, while sitting at a light,and when it's time to go, I start it and it takes off like there is no problem. I'm thinking that either the throttle switch is out of wack, or the potentiometer on the AFM is messed up. The van has always run fine, until one day BAM! It started this bizarre behavior. Any ideas? Thanks ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL |
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