Date:         Mon, 16 Sep 2002 21:27:11 -0400
Reply-To:     Laurence Smith <laurence@ALANASMITH.COM>
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From:         Laurence Smith <laurence@ALANASMITH.COM>
Subject:      Re: the saga continues...any ideas??? (86 west syncro running
              rich)
Comments: To: john cianci <jcessence@HOTMAIL.COM>
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John

If I tell you what the problem is will you give me a million dollars?  Just
kidding!

Attached to the engine, driver's side, under the intake manifold is a brown
ground wire that people with your symptoms often miss.  It branches off the
group of wires going to the hall sender.  You can see it if you look
straight down between the AC compressor and the intake manifold.  It
attaches to the head.

Fix this wire.  Clean it.  Give it a new eyelet.  Make it good!

Laurence Smith
Hamilton, ON
90 Westy (fanumbos)

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of
john cianci
  Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 9:02 PM
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
  Subject: the saga continues...any ideas??? (86 west syncro running rich)


  OK, you guys have been a lot of help so far. but my bus is still running
way rich and puffing black smoke....so far...new ecu, temp sensor, grounds,
o2 sensor, cat, idle stabilizer.......checked: hall sender, distributor,
lots and lots... BUT THE BUS STILL RUNS RICH....heres the weird thing....The
bus is at a good mechanic in the area ( I have heard a lot of good things)
and when he unplugs the MAF, the bus contrinues to run (shitty, but runs).
The bus should stall , correct? Well, it doesn't. Does anyone have any more
idea, I am going to go search the archives and see if I can come up with
anything. Thanks a lot. JOHN


  John Cianci
  Research Assistant
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Clarkson University
  315-268-3776


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