My 85 Westfalia only bucks under exactly the same circumstances - high humidity, up or down a grade, and resulting lousy mileage. What does the grade have to do with anything? Jeff 85 Westfalia GL Winnipeg (thankfully the flat dry prairie)
> I had the same problems with my 85 Westy. Exactly the same problem. > > I took it to my all-knowing VW specialist. He said that there are two > things that could cause this. First was the O2 sensor. He disconnected > it. All was good for a couple days and then instead of bucking, it died > going up hills on trips, especially while it was raining. Of course it > was a very thirsty little van as well. > > |
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