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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
Comments: To: MLibby1@CFL.RR.COM
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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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