Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:22:27 -0500
Reply-To: minor35@JUNO.COM
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Bill Minor <minor35@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
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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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