Date:         Wed, 5 Feb 2003 05:30:04 -0600
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Finito on 320i and T/C 3.8 troubles(MVC)
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Thanks to all that posted privately and to the list on my "other vehicle
troubles.  I'll try to keep these mostly off topic posts to a minimum, but
hen you're relying on your Vanagon for the only vehicle for a 72 hour
period, well, that's a little scary!!

Problem with the 320i was partially the Haynes manual's fault and partially
mine.  Afte buying new plug wires for it and cap and rotor, I looked up the
firing order and took the manual to say the rotor went clockwise so the
1342 firiing order was set up.  After further research in the back of the
manual under"north american version cars"  guess what?  The transistorized
ignition system for the US cars rotates counter clokwise thereby having the
2 and 3 plugs on the wrong cap position.  DOH!!!!  Guess we'll be reading
the back of the book first from now on!!

The Chrysler problem was also wire related, but an incomplete job of
scraping off of the old gasket from the top of the air plenum(gonna use a
mirror next time) was creating a vacuum leak(which I knew about after
shooting ether at the joint).  Since I had just put the new gasket on, I
surmised that  the problem was at the injector seal.

Moral of the story:  If I ever give you advice on anything but a VW,  be
skeptical as hell!!

DM&FS