Date:         Fri, 22 Mar 2002 15:44:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Mi Vanagon El Condor pasa
Comments: To: Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
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Interesting theory. It was a crosswind rather than headwind and I was not at
full-throttle, only 60-65 MPH. Did I say I drive conservatively??
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Steven Fish" <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: Mi Vanagon El Condor pasa


> snipped ----------
> All of a sudden and only momentarily, it
>  started to lose power. At first, because the wind was blowing pretty hard,
> I thought
>  it was my imagination (denial in a Vanagon!). But it did happen, so I
> pulled over and
>  stopped and put it at 2000rpm and it started to die and then recovered. I
> shut down
>  for a few seconds and re-started and never had any more problems the whole
> trip
> end snipped ---------
>
> Is it possible that there is something that happens in the ECU when one
> drives at full throttle into a nasty head wind, and the Vanagon just cannot
> push hard enough... I am thinking of sort of like an "over exertion ECU
> Shutdown Program"???
>
> Sounds strange, I know... The only reason I mention this, is that I have
> read now that several folks have these seemingly "intermitent Vanagon
> syndrome" type problems while fighting headwinds.
>
> I have felt it many times both driving across the USA as well as Austria
> (same '87 GL) and have none of the AFM wiring harness update tweaks (OEM
> recall cable harness, or homemade capacitator soldered on). It always gives
> me a sick feeling in my stomach... as the Vanagon seems to lose power and
> "die" for about 2-4 seconds, and then drive fine for a while, and then do it
> again.  Re-starting fixes it (so for me that means ECU).
>
> I would be curious to hear some of the more technically saavy list members'
> thoughts on my theory!
>
> RSF
>
> <º)))>{   <º)))>{   <º)))>{   <º)))>{   <º)))>{   <º)))>{
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> Robert S. Fish
> Salzburg, Austria
> 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
> 1987 Golf Cabriolet
> 1991 Golf