My Westy has been in the hands of a very capable mechanic for the past few days having some overdue maintenance things done: flush/test cooling system, brake work, and a tune up. When I went to pick up the van, she was still running very rough and they were having trouble tuning her. Then they tell me the AFM is bad. It's original and has been working (not flawlessly I might add) for 20 some years now. So, I am eliciting advice on what to do. Anyone have feelings on the likelihood that I can get a good one on eBay? What about a rebuild from Bus Depot? What are the options here? In addition, is this something that a Vanagon novice can install himself? Is this simply plug-and-pray or what? Also, (off-topic) the compression tests were all in the same range and in the 120's. Is this a good sign on a remanufactured core with 30K on it? Thanks. jh 83.5 1.9L Vanagon Westfalia |
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