Date:         Sat, 23 Mar 2002 02:19:50 -0600
Reply-To:     Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Not overlooking the simple causes first
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Hi Volks:

My recent problems, described in a series of pleading emails, have been
solved.

By a bottle of gas-line antifreeze worth about 97 cents.

For the edification of those that have forgotten the symptoms, here they are
(were) again:

* incredible bucking; not remedied by re-starting
* stalling, then occasional no-start

To fix this, I replaced (and I'm glad I did, anyways)

rotor, cap, plug wires - but it was the bottle of methanol that fixed it for
me.

Now, regarding the plug wires - mine were prolly original, (18 YO) and
virtually fell off of the plugs.

So, if you are concerned about performance/fuel economy, one thing you could
do is change your old plug wires - and get better/stronger spark.

The only thing regarding the installation of the plug wires that was
difficult - was that I had to do the change unsheltered in -30C weather,
with a strong wind blowing, at 9:00 PM in the dark (had a work light).

Like I told Terry K, now I need to find replacement OEM fingers, ears and
toes.

I think all Winnipeggers, except for the garages and tow-truck drivers - are
praying for spring weather. It's just like January here.

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy