Have you ever replaced the sparkplug wires? Alfred 85 Westy
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike D." <md03@XOCHI.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 3:42 PM Subject: 85 misses when wet
> My 85 westy (automatic trans) always runs a little rough when cold, > especially at idle. > > Today I spray cleaned the engine compartment. I didn't use a ton of > water, and I was careful not to blast the sprayer at any electronics, > but nevertheless, after the wash, it sounded like it was running on 2 > cylinders. I wiggled the spark plug wires but didn't hear anything > obvious. After about 15 minutes of driving (and stalling), it > recovered and ran fine all the way home. > > Now I'm wondering if the rough running when cold / idle could be an > off & on electrical problem that was made worse by the water? Any > suggestions about how to diagnose this? > > I live in SoCal so I've never driven the van in the rain, but I'm > worried that a big puddle could cause this again. |
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