It sounds like you have something other than Vanagon Syndrome, but to answer your question, YES ... 1.9s can suffer from Vanagon Syndrome, too. The both have AFMs with a wiper that travels over a conductive strip ... hence the source of the Syndrome. Mike '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy
Donald Baxter wrote: > My '85 Vanagon seems to be exhibiting symptoms of the dreaded Vanagon > syndrome. Is that possible? I thought this only happend in 1986 and > later Vanagons. It has suffered from very rare intermittent cut-out > before, but yesterday the vehicle exhibited violent bucking. This > did occur after a short stretch of Iowa washboard gravel road. On > driving the van later in the evening, it seemed fine. > > DB > |
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