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Date:         Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:46:06 -0800
Reply-To:     mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Loss of power at altitude
Comments: To: Aaron Reams <aaron@interval.com>
In-Reply-To:  <50750ECDD09ED411AF9A00508B6A823B7C0774@harp.interval.com>
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Nope you got less oxygen and so less power at altitude. I forget the exact figures but you lose a bunch of HP at 8000 feet.

Mike

> From: Aaron Reams <aaron@INTERVAL.COM> > Reply-To: Aaron Reams <aaron@INTERVAL.COM> > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:47:57 -0800 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Loss of power at altitude > > Hi All, > > Over the weekend my vanagon was experiencing a noticeable loss of power when > I was in the mountains. The altitude was around 8000 feet. At sea level, > she was back to normal. This is the second time I've take her to the > mountains and experienced this. > > If I were to guess, I would think this could be the oxygen sensor > malfunctioning and thus the fuel mixture is not lean enough. Does that > sound right? Anything else that it might obviously be? > > Thanks in advance!! > > Aaron > -85GL >


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