Date:         Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:45:00 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Syndrome in Digijet?
Comments: To: Donald Baxter <onanov@GMAIL.COM>
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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
>