Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 19:32:45 -0400
Reply-To: Matthew Libby <MLibby1@CFL.RR.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Matthew Libby <MLibby1@CFL.RR.COM>
Subject: Re: Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
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Could it be the MMO I put in the tank?
Matt
PS- I put 8 ounces in 9 gallons?
----- Original Message -----
From: <minor35@juno.com>
To: <MLibby1@CFL.RR.COM>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
> You got a lot of symptoms. I'd look for moisture in the fuel or stopped
> up fuel filter.
>
> Bill M.
>
> On Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:04:57 -0400 Matthew Libby <MLibby1@CFL.RR.COM>
> writes:
> > OK, so my vans been fine, that I just bought. Drove for like 900
> > miles no problems. Charged AC, blows cool, loving life. Mentioned
> > valve noise and was directed by list to try MMO. So this weekend I
> > changed the oil and filter, used 1 quart of MMO and the rest Mobil1
> > synthetic 15-50. Also noticed an exhaust rattle, removed cat,
> > ceramic insert is in 10 pieces, couldnt find replacement on sunday,
> > so put back together. Went for a ride, valve noise still there, but
> > no worse. Today drove home, in POURING RAIN. Van started to act
> > funny. The rpm used to kick up when the ac was on from like 700 to
> > 900-1000. Today all of a sudden RPMS would kick up to 2000! AC
> > cooling was down. Shut off AC rpm back to normal. Hmm, weird I
> > thought. Continued driving, eventually shut off AC. Everything
> > normal. Then while sitting in traffic my oil pressure light started
> > to flicker, not blink, just flicker ever so slightly every few
> > minutes. hmm. a little more gas and rpms up and light out. So I
> > countinued driving home. Then total loss of power, pedal to floor,
> > rpms fall, no power. I shut off pull over. Engine compart,ment
> > normal, wires and cap dry, not that hot, turns freely, coolant was
> > normal before, on LED, coolant level normal, oil normal.... Sat for
> > a few minutes. Cranked and it strated and behaved normally for 2
> > minutes, then died. Sat, and then started again, normal.!?!?! So I
> > drove the remainder home like this. Drive fine for 2 minutes, start
> > to lose power, shut off and coast for a minute, restart, everything
> > fine, then repeat... So Smitty sits in the garage, and I have NO
> > CLUE whats going on. ANY IDEAS!!! WHERE SHOULD I START. Is this
> > just electrical weirdness die to rain, or something else. Please
> > HELP!!!
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > 89 GL Westy 2.1 "Smitty"
> >
>
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