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Date:         Sun, 2 Sep 2001 18:12:57 -0400
Reply-To:     Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: black smoke + more
Comments: To: Blake Thornton <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
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Blake,

Check your "temp2" sensor. When they fail they tell the computer (ECM) that the engine is cold and give it lotts of gas!

Joe

----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake Thornton" <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 4:27 PM Subject: black smoke + more

> I need some help. My van has been hesitating slightly lately and today > (just after filling up with gas), the van would hardly go down the > road. I'm thinking it might be bad gas (and will add some chevron techron > soon), but its also spitting out black smoke out of the tailpipe. > > Now, I thought black smoke meant oil in the combustion chamber, is that > right? > > My only other ideas on the hesitation are vacuum leak (but I've looked for > one and haven't been able to find one) and idle switch (the little switch > on the throttle body). I've checked this switch and it seems ok, but I'll > probably replace it soon just in case. > > Any other ideas? > Thanks a ton, > Blake > SLC UT >


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