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Date:         Fri, 22 Mar 2002 15:44:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
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)))>{ > > Robert S. Fish > Salzburg, Austria > 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender > 1987 Golf Cabriolet > 1991 Golf


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