Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 21:44:43 -0500
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: Still konking out
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Blake;
The idle position sensor settings are critical so follow the
Bentley alignment procedure carefully. As for you friend; the brushes are
worn out in the alternator. As the RPMs rise they bounce the brushes.
Since they are so short there is not enough spring force to keep them in
contact with the commutator.
Good Luck and Drive Safely
Ken Lewis
86 Crewcab,60 356
http://Neksiwel.20m.com/
On Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:37:47 -0700 Blake Thornton
<thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU> writes:
> Well, I tried some things and my 84 van is still konking out and I
> could
> use some help.
>
> Here's what is happening:
> I'll pull up to a stop light and I see the red warning lights start
> to
> flash. When I step on the throttle, absolutely nothing happens.
>
> Today, when it happend, by the time I fiddled around with my bed
> cushin
> and opened up the engine compartment, my van started idling as
> normal.
>
> It also happens when driving down the road. In this case the
> problem
> usually manifests itself by a quick death and the a quick rebrith.
> So,
> the van surges as if taking your foot off the pedal and then
> quickly
> stepping on the gas again.
>
>
> Here's what I've done:
> - I cleaned up all my grounds in the engine compartment (there is a
> set on
> the left head and a set on the left firewall).
> - I replaced both throttle switches, this was expensive and I
> thought it
> could have been the problem. Aparently it wasn't.
> - Fuel filter is fairly new
>
> Any other ideas? I need to get my van running by next week as I'm
> trying
> to get out of town for thanksgiving.
>
>
>
> On a different note, my roommate's 84 van is having troubles that
> we're
> trying to figure out too. When driving down the road, and when the
> rpms
> are on the high end, all the dummy lights come on for a few seconds
> and
> then go back off when the rpm's drop. This problem started
> happening at
> the same time that his starter decided to be erratic. Sometimes the
> start
> will not turn over but just buzz. Could these be related? Should
> the
> starter be replaced?
>
> Thanks a ton,
> Blake
> 84 Westy
> SLC UT
>
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