O2 sensor, ground, or wire problem. If there is a ground wire at the base of the breather tower, replace the crimp connector and relocate it to a place with metal on both sides. The plastic tower makes a lousy connection. I usually use one of the fuel pressure regulator mounting screws. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jason Willenbrock Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:11 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: syncro wierd idle hey all, hate to bore you all with this time honored question but.... today i finally gotmy 87 westy syncro project running. for the last couple of months i have pulled EVERYTHING and replaced with new, exhausts, coolant lines, disributor, all cvs, bearings, h20 pump, tranny fluids, oil, filters, belts, plugs etc.... so now i got her running, sounding real strong, good compression, ran new gas, techron fi cleaner, but after about 10 minutes of idling she starts running harsh, shooting a little black smoke, choking noises, not holding an idle, when reved has a hard time catching up if at all, finally no idle and she dies. i swapped out ecu, no change, i swapped out afm,. no change. what else? timing good, mixture seems alright. she always starts and runs fine but after a bit these symptoms occur. confused jason 90gl 87 syncro westy project 87 wolfsburg parts van
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