Date:         Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:26:21 -0400
Reply-To:     Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine Cutting Out at Highway Speed
Comments: To: JKrevnov@aol.com
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Rico;
        Have you check the operation of the full throttle position
sensor?

Good Luck and Drive Safely
Ken Lewis
86 Crewcab,60 356
http://Neksiwel.20m.com/

On Sun, 10 Jun 2001 16:13:48 EDT Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM> writes:
> In a message dated 6/10/01 3:20:15 PM, mike_l_f@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
>
> << Last fall I had an episode where I was driving down the road, and
> the
> engine
> just cut out for an eyeblink. . .
>  . . . Any other suggestions?
>  >>
>
> Mike,
>
> All I can do is commiserate with you and say I don't know.  The same
> symptom
> cropped up for me last year halfway into our vacation trip (of
> course!).  I
> had just pulled away from a rest stop thinking how well the van was
> running.
> When I floored it quickly, the engine cut out and the tach dropped
> to zero.
> As soon as I backed off the throttle all was well.  I could
> replicate this
> behavior at will by stopping on the throttle, but gradually feeding
> in the
> throttle did not cause any problems right to the redline.  I pulled
> over and
> with the engine unloaded, the symptom would not show up.  I also
> jiggled
> every conductor in the engine bay vainly trying to provoke the
> cutting out.
> I could find nothing and ever since the van has not repeated the
> cutting out.
>  Because the tach dropped like a rock to zip, I figure it must be an
> ignition
> conductor going to ground . . . somewhere.
>
> Rich
>
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