Ed; Thanks for sharing that good bit of advice. I noticed water (condensation) leaking at the doughnut interface in front of the catalytic converter. I will check it out. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe Go to neksiwel.20m.com for pictures of my cars and some Vanagon tech stuff. On Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:15:07 -0800 Ed DeBolt <eddebolt@NETZERO.COM> writes: >Hi All > >well get this. I have been thru various replacement and tuning >expenses >trying to solve performance problems. replaced muffler, O2 sensor, >fuel >filter, valve adjustment and lots of head scratching..... The good >news is >that I needed all those parts anyway but in the end it was the nut/cap >for >the CO test port on my exhaust system which is right before the >catalytic >converter. It seems this rusted and leaking slightly. my van was >making more >noise during acceleration but no noticeable difference at idle..... >finally >on a test ride up to lake tahoe the top of the cap blew off..... I >just >replaced it and now the van is runnning great. I figure a slight >amount of >air was getting into the system and causing the 02 sensor to richen >the >mixture....... > >Duh!!!!!! I guess my troubleshooting skills could be better, > >thanks to all those that offered help on the list > >Ed :-) > > >Shop online without a credit card >http://www.rocketcash.com >RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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