Date:         Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:51:32 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Bucking and Stalling
Comments: To: Lorraine <lorr16ainesym@YAHOO.CA>
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That idling at 800-900 Rpms and surging after slowing from 70 mph up to
1200 - 1300 rpms happened to me periodically for 11 years with my 1983
Westfalia.
You can ignore it and that worked best for me.
I replaced everything that I could find and adjusted everything I could
adjust and just never got the darn thing to a consistency for more than a
few weeks at a time.
I suggest that you change your fuel filter, run some HEAT (water remover)
and run some MMO (16 oz) in a full tank of gas. If that doesn't stop the
surging then just live with it knowing that the extra air from the fan
turning 1300 RPMS is better than the minimum airflow at 800 -900 rpms.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lorraine" <lorr16ainesym@YAHOO.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 11:32 AM
Subject: Bucking and Stalling


> I've been reading about the problems that Jonce is having, and I wonder if
I'm having the same issues.
>
> About three weeks ago I noticed that my van would "pause" when
accelerating, like it would if you had dirty gas.  It wouldn't happen often.
It's getting worse lately, and it feels like when I'm accelerating, that
something is trying to hold me back, and if I floor the gas the van starts
to buck, until I back off the gas a bit.  Several times it's stalled
completely and doesn't want to start back up again.  I had the distributor
and coil changed, the mechanic put it on the scope and everything appears to
be running fine.
>
> When I was down in Leavenworth I filled up at Aarco, and aftwards I heard
their gas isn't the best quality.  I've filled up since then but wonder if
maybe I've got "bits" in the gas that are blocking?
>
> I am also noticing slight surges in power, where it idles a bit higher and
then goes back down to normal.
>
> Any ideas anyone?  I stalled again this morning and had to roll
start......
>
> Lorraine
> 1981 Westy "MIA"
>
>
> Lorraine Sym
> 1981 Westy "MIA"
>
>
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