Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:09:26 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject: Re: Engine Miss
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The only thing about the Bosch wires is the name. The wire itself is not
special and the resistor ends must be factory seconds as are most
aftermarket brands. Probably 1 out of 4 sets of aftermarket wires I have
installed have come back within a year, usually due to an open or
shorted resister end. I now go back to the dealer.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of 1speedsteed
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 12:20 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Engine Miss
I'm on my 3rd set of Bosch wires in 4 months. The first set developed a
hole near the end and eventually blew themselves apart. The second set
had
a high rpm miss on the #3 wire. I haven't been all that impressed with
the
Bosh wires thus far. Fortunately, they keep replacing them.
jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: Engine Miss
> In a message dated 12/21/03 2:43:30 AM,
neptunesguitars@SWIFTDSL.COM.AU
> writes:
>
> << Symptoms are start van runs smooth for 30 seconds then miss kicks
in.
>>
>
> SyncroPete,
>
> The symptom you describe certainly would seem to indicate a problem in
the
> fuel injection control system, but because of an elusive miss which I
have
seen
> in two different vans on THREE occasions, I suggest that you look to
the
> ignition wires. The miss problems I suffered were all rooted in a
leaky
ignition
> wire for cylinder # 3. And, against all odds, this occurred three
separate
> times! The most recent time was about a week ago with a set of the
best
Bosch
> wires to be had which had less than 12 Kmi of service. The ignition
wires
still
> looked like new, but one was leaking. In all cases, I traced the
problem
by
> substituting a known good wire for each suspect wire one at a time,
then
> running the van after each substitution. Although I was tempted to
check
cylinder
> # 3 first the last time I used this method, I reasoned that it had to
be
> astronomically impossible for #3 to queef out again. I guess Vanagons
are
like
> women . . . reason has no effect on them.
>
> George
>
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