Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 18:06:18 -0800
Reply-To: Roade Kampe <roadpanzer@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Roade Kampe <roadpanzer@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Is this the Vanagon Syndrome?
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Just an FYI, having driven many many different vans cross country, and
experiencing the dreaded "syndrome" EVEN WITH the capacitor fix (I would
even bring my very own VW Harness with me in case the van didnt have one) I
have to say that having said harness is no guarantee that the problem will
go away.
-s
>From: Doug F <vanagons@NTPLX.NET>
>Reply-To: vanagons@NTPLX.NET
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Is this the Vanagon Syndrome?
>Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 16:12:15 -0500
>
>Tom,
>Yea, that's the dreaded "Syndrome". Install the capacitor fix, and it'll
>disappear!!!
>John, you've got a '90 also, if you haven't put in the fix, you will soon,
>same thing happened to me!
>Doug '90 GL
>
>Tom wrote:
>
> > Just returned from a round trip from Portland, Oregon to near San Diego
>California. Down was totally uneventful. About halfway back, I noticed a
>hesitation after briefly coasting, then re-accelerating. This continued
>and got worse until it hesitated badly any time I backed off the
>accelerator. The hesitation was like suddenly it just had no power. If I
>went directly from coasting to "flooring it", there was no hesitation.
>Being Sunday morning and needing to be back for Monday, I continued to
>drive it. Great if I could drive at 80, but really crappy when I had to
>slow down. Glad I did not have to explain to a Hiway Patrol: "You see,
>officer, I can't stop accelerating or it will not run right".
> >
> > I pulled off when it got bad, let it cool down then continued. Wound up
>stopping every hour or so. Late in the trip, having the hesitation
>episode, but going down a hill, I turned the ignition off for 5 seconds,
>then restarted it. Hesitation *mostly* gone, but coming back after half an
>hour or so.
> >
> > The van is an '87 2.1 without the capacitor or *harness* fix. Engine
>has about 30k miles on a rebuild, new-ish oxygen sensor, Temp2 sensor and
>runs flawlessly most of the time.
> >
> > Isn't there a circuit to cut the fuel supply on deceleration? Could
>this be malfunctioning? Where would one look if so?
> >
> > Of course, the problem went completely away when I got to about 100
>miles from home.
> >
> > Thanks for any input.
> >
> > Tom Salicos
> > '87 Syncro Westy
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