Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 22:28:06 -0400
Reply-To: Justin Mayrand <jmayrand@ACORNWORLD.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Justin Mayrand <jmayrand@ACORNWORLD.NET>
Subject: Re: Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
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Ahh, just a question: is the Cat Converter clogged? My dad's Jeep did this
and it turned out the Cat was clogged and backpressure would eventually
build up and choke the engine. ...JMM
Justin Mayrand
'80 West\y "SuperVan"
On 8/19/02 9:13 PM, "Matthew Libby" <MLibby1@CFL.RR.COM> wrote:
> Ok, also when it starts to die, if I pump the pedal it will idle back up.
> Are we thinking fuel pump or just some water in the tank?
>
> Matt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Libby" <MLibby1@CFL.RR.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
>
>
>> 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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