Date:         Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:54:16 -0500
Reply-To:     Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      electrical stalling?
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hey all,
i have been pretty quiet on the list for a while so 87 syncro must be
running good right? WRONG!
today this weird hesitation started.  here's the condition.  it has been
very wet these last couple of days.  well today westy drives terrible.
every gear there is major hesitation,like i am running out of gas, but not
stalling.  i checked my grounds to the fire wall and cleaned them up.  no
difference.  i check distributor cap and rotor, little on the burned side so
will replace that tomorrow.  not sure that is the problem though.  every
once in a while when i do a real good car wash and really spray the under
side of van, i experience some slight hesitation immediately following the
wash, but it quickly goes away.  well, like i stated it has been very wet
here and now the hesitation is real bad. could the starter wiring have
anything to do with it?  the reason i suggest the starter is because very
infrquently when i turn the key to start the van, nothing happens for a
second then all the sudden the starter goes, so it seems to me something
electrical is wrong.  what should i be looking for?  i am kind of sure it
has something to do with wet and under the van somehow, but what?  again 87
syncro westy, serious hesitation.
i am sure tomorrow after it has dried up the van will run fine, but thats
not good enough
TIA
jason