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Date:         Sat, 13 Jan 2001 17:18:28 -0500
Reply-To:     Paul Borghese <paul98@PRODIGY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Paul Borghese <paul98@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Recurrent Stalling Solved by Techron
Comments: To: Mark & Laura Magee <mark.laura@VERIZON.NET>
Comments: cc: vanagon@vanagon.com
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Check the fuel pressure regulator. That is the silver (or gold) cylindrical device on top of your engine. You may check it with a fuel pressure gauge.

Good luck,

Paul Borghese ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark & Laura Magee" <mark.laura@VERIZON.NET> Newsgroups: groupstudy.vanagon Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 3:42 PM Subject: Recurrent Stalling Solved by Techron

> Volks, > 90 Vanagon Carat has been in a recurrent cycle of stalling to the point > of being barely driveable, putting in a bottle of Chevron Techron fuel > injector cleaner and after 10 or so miles all probs are solved: to it > happening all over again say 400 miles later (5-6 weeks of wifes > sub-urban commuting w/kids). > I have: > 1) changed fuel filter(s): only temporary relief of symptoms (1 mile) > then back to normal > I thought crud in tank > 2) installed replaceable element gas filter: problem remains as > described above > 3) made wife use only branded Chevron or other branded gasoline > * System is status quo w/TECHRON, I have tried other brands of FI > cleaner, resolving the stalling each and every time it is put in the > tank > * I envision some wierd gasoline re-mix here in our area fouling the > injector tips exceedingly fast, but this is ridiculous! My 87 7 > passenger I sold to a friend had no such probs and does not now have > probs in this area. > Questions: Did VW change injector tips in later model vanagons? Smaller > orifices? > Anyone got any ideas. Carat has 67K (yes I said right, 67K) orig miles, > I will plug wires, cap, rotor and platiums next weekend and continue > troubleshooting. > Could this be a weak fuel pump?? I have no reason to suspect this. > Is our SE Texas reformulated gasoline this hard on my Fuel Injection? > Anyone else have this prob? > Regards > Mark Magee 90 Carat 67K > Kemah TX USA > John 14:6 >


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