Date:         Sat, 3 Aug 2002 21:56:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Tromper <evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         Tromper <evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Skipping engine
Comments: To: George Averill <averill@LDL.NET>
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I've gotten this from clogged filters, and from blowout on the plugs, on
one occasion, my bet is the filter since you were just working on the
tank, hopefully that's all.  I've also gotten this from bad gas or the
injector clogging caused by it, do you fill at mom n pop generic or do
you use an actual brand name gas??

JT
Tromper
1982 Dieselfant II
"The Manatee"


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of George Averill
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 8:07 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Skipping engine


Any idea from anyone why my engine starts to skip after about 50 miles of
travel at 60 mph?  Seems like it simply shuts off for a couple of seconds
then runs, then does this off and on for a while.  Then straightens out and
runs OK for a while before starting up again.  Worked on the fuel tank last
week.  Could a fuel filter be the cause?  I would think a clogged filter
would slow the fuel all the time and not intermediately.  Any other ideas on
what to check?  Haven't changed plugs in a while.  Can they do this?  If I
depress the accelerator while all of this is going on, things seem to get
worse.
George