Date:         Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:40:38 -0400
Reply-To:     "A. Hurley" <ahurley@VIEWIT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "A. Hurley" <ahurley@VIEWIT.COM>
Subject:      Re: More Salt Lake City
Comments: To: Cory Sammons <slagskot@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BD4102FD.22BD%slagskot@hotmail.com>
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Hi - right, it is an 85....

I have plenty to look for, thanks to everyone.

Someone asked what happened at boise - I think it was just that it
became obvious you could see  the fuel gauge dropping quickly and
sometime after the van would only go 45 on a mild hill....at one point I
did see a bunch of exhaust in someone's headlights while leaving a
stopping in the city so I was more gently on the pedal after that. Hard
to say the color but it didn't really look black although I'm figuring
it probably was....

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Cory Sammons wrote:

> > OK - So I pulled into Salt Lake at three am ... I guess I underestimated
> > the driving time from Seattle!
> >
> > My van started running through fuel like crazy just after Boise and
> > experienced power loss, bit of that lunging where it seemed to get oomf
> > then not - so any ideas? Or maybe use one of these mechanics?
> >
> > It had a recent tune-up, new o2 sensor, fuel filter...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andree
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Andree Hurley
> > http://www.viewit.com
> > KIX Summer Newsletter:
> > http://onwatersports.com/KIX/Newsletters/KayakNewsletterJune04.html
> >
> Mine had similar problems recently
> The wire for the temp sensor was loose
> This causes the engine to think it is cold and keeps the fuel mixture rich
> eventually flooding the engine
> Is the van hard to start immediately after shutting off?
> If the engine is flooding this may be the problen
> Good luck
> And post the year etc. of your van so we all know what we are dealing with!
>
> Cory Sammons
> 84 Westy
> 99 New Beetle
> Gardiner, NY
>
>

Andree Hurley
http://www.viewit.com
KIX Summer Newsletter:
http://onwatersports.com/KIX/Newsletters/KayakNewsletterJune04.html