Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 00:05:36 -0600
Reply-To: Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
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From: Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: "Maybe" some progress towards remedying my
no-start/bucking/stal
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Hi Robert:
That was the first thing I checked, I think the afm is OK.
I'm pretty sure it's not the afm, because if it was, a restart would have eliminated the problem - it didn't, so that proved that.
I'm working on the assumption it's an ignition problem, but I very wel may be wrong.
Thanks for suggesting the AFM though, I appreciate it.
Marshall Ruskin
----- Original Message -----
From: warmerwagen@hotmail.com
To: Marshall ; Vanagon .com
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: "Maybe" some progress towards remedying my no-start/bucking/stal
Hi Marshall-
has anyone suggested looking at the the AFM yet? The symptoms you described are the same- and I thought the same thing- that the fuel pump was the cause. A condition well documented in the archives as the AFM syndrome.
A capicitor harness by VW or a special tantalum capicitor will prevent this cutting out problem.
Robert
1982 Westfalia
----- Original Message -----
From: Marshall
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 4:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: "Maybe" some progress towards remedying my no-start/bucking/stalling condition
Hi Volks:
Thanks to Terry K, Andrew Bell, Joe Romas, William "Developtrust", Richard
Jones and the irreverent Joel Walker for their help. A great big thanks to
local listee Jeff Palmer, who interrupted his "thesis-writing" to drive me
to the store!
If I missed somebody, I am sorry, and I hope you'll forgive me....
Here's the story/saga:
I bought a new rotor and cap today ("Wells" brand - all they had) at
Canadian Tire, and installed them.
There was some moisture on the old rotor's body. Yup.
Van fired right up with new rotor and cap, and I drove for about 5 minutes
before the bucking started again - bucking and stalling like before. It's
puddly and slushy out, fwiw.
* I noticed when I had attached the plug wires to the distributor, how
little grip the distributor cap had on the plug wires - they'll lift off
with hardly any force at all. A sparrow could easily pluck them out., (Watch
out for that belt and pulley, Mr Sparrow!... ..oh geeze!)
So, I wonder if this is normal for plug wires - or if I should buy a new
set - I don't know how old mine are, but they're at least 3 years old.
* I also noticed that there was a convex dished plate that sat below the
rotor, and above the distributor body - this plate seemed to not have
anything to grip it - it looks like it should snap down - but it just sits
there. Hmm.
Because my parking stall is full of slush, it wasn't safe to jack up the van
to put in my new fuel filter - but I guess a plugged filter could also be a
cause of the problem.
All suggestions (helpful, that is) are welcomed.
Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy "The Weekend PITA"
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