Mine just did that. Turned out it was a stuck lifter. Many other causes are possible, I'm sure.
On 12/13/02 8:19 PM, "James Creech" <jacreech@VISUALLINK.COM> wrote: > Brothers and Sisters of the List, > > It’s good to be back after about a year away from your wisdom and wit. > > I am having a curious problem – can anyone help? My 87 Vanagon 2.1 > suddenly lost power in the upper rpms. It does not buck or lug at all – > simply fades as I accelerate past about 45 mph. Starts and idles just > fine; seems ok at lower speeds, except it won’t top about 3k rpm in any > gear. I did find some rust in my gas, but my prefilter seemed to catch > it and has been replaced, as well as the main fuel filter. One year ago > (6k miles) I replaced plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, fuel > lines and pump, fuel pressure regulator, cat, exhaust pipes, O2 sensor, > temp 2 sensor. My Digitool readouts all are the same as before this > problem developed, which would seem to rule out problems in any of the > components sending info to the ECU. What should I check? Fuel > pressure? Injector spray pattern and delivery? Timing? > > TIA, > Jim Creech > |
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