get a bently book if you dont have one idles crappy well is is running on 3 or 4 cylinders start there when swap the plug wire and see if that help the dead cylinder then compression test next check the injector to see if its spraying the pin test in the bentley book is needed. checking just the sensors is only part of the story. the wiring harness and the sensors together is a good place to start. disconect the 02 sensor until the cure is at hand. once the exhaust is full of fuel the 02 sensor just fouls until the soot in the exhaust burns off Bob Boston engine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonce Fancher" <strtbug@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:54 PM Subject: 85 westi "still" gotta problem but not as bad
> Hi all > i have fixed most all i can think of with my 85 westi 1.9L. i even did > the vanagon syndrome diode fix just today and it seems about the same. > im going out and picking up a fuel filter today and will swap that out > this weekend. > the idle is crappy. it idles so crappy that the widows in the doors > rattle. but past that. tons o power. i cant find any leaks on anything > intake or exhaust. im going to recheck the temp sensors again but > beyond that im going to have to take it in to find the issue. any last > minute things to checkbefore i take it in?? it is just at idle when > cold or hot and the air bypass works well. c-ya Jonce |
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