At 01:17 PM 7/1/2003, Paul Nicklen wrote: >I have a 1991 Camper Van and she is running very rough on the highway, >losing power, sputtering, blowing black smoke and running way too rich ((I >think)). The van never dies completely. This problem is intermittent and >may only happen one day in three and 40% of the time on those days but >when it does, it can get severe and it has been towed on >occasion. Several good mechanics have looked at it and can't find a thing >wrong with it. Now we are Unhook the O2 sensor and leave it unhooked until problem is cured. If possible, install voltage monitor on sensor in the meantime -- digital voltmeter, or Ken Lewis has some nice little bar-graph displays that he built for the purpose, should do beautifully and he built them to fit into a spare switch position on the panel... david -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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