Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:21:50 -0500
Reply-To: Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
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From: Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject: Re: Running Trouble
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It could possibly be a bad spark plug wire. After dark, remove the engine
cover, and look for sparks when it starts to run rough. If not then when
it's running smooth spray the ignition with a spray bottle of water and see
if you find the offending wire that way.
Hope this helps.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "VW Addict aka The Bus Nut" <solomon_scott@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 4:08 PM
Subject: Running Trouble
> Hello All,
> Last week I asked about an emision problem I have, but now I have a
worse
> problem. I will do my best to discribe my problem and what I have done so
far.
> The van is an 85 with the stock 1.9L gas waterboxer, trans is auto, miles
are
> 175K.
> What is happening is that it runs very rough off and on at idle. It
continues
> as you try to accelerate. Sometimes it will smooth out and run great,
other
> times you will fight it for several miles. It feels like I am loosing a
> cylinder. It smells rich and vibrates like a dead cylinder, but then it
will
> smooth out and run great again. The problem is most common when its
warm(engine
> temp). The temp gauge rises normally and never goes past the middle. I
replaced
> the cap and rotor with good brass ones and installed a new air filter(old
was
> real bad). I pulled and checked the plug wires with an DVOM and all were
good,
> plugs all looked good. I tried unpluging the O2 sensor and it did not
change.
> No lights are coming on on the dash, all looks normal. I have sprayed the
> engine vacuum lines with WD40 and found no leaks. This has happened with 3
> different tanks of gas from 2 states and 3 stations. First 2 tanks were
burned
> to almost empty. It feels like a miss, but I have found no ignition
defects.
> Were should I start looking? I am stumped. I do have a small exhaust leak,
but
> it ran great before with an even bigger leak(I welded 99% of the leak
closed).
> Please help. I do not have a Bentley for the van yet, I will be getting
one
> soon, but am on limited funds right now. I am in Tacoma Wa if anyone has
one to
> loan.
>
>
> =====
> Scott Solomon AKA "VW addict"
> 85 Westy Multi-Van (SOON!)
> 83 Vanagon D parts heap
> 76 Triple White 'Vert
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