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Date:   Mon, 18 Mar 2002 00:05:36 -0600
Reply-To:   Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
Subject:   Re: "Maybe" some progress towards remedying my no-start/bucking/stal
Comments:   To: warmerwagen@hotmail.com
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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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