Date:         Sat, 17 Dec 2005 20:55:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Mary Creasy <mkc1@LOCALNET.COM>
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From:         Mary Creasy <mkc1@LOCALNET.COM>
Subject:      Curious Hesitation
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Greetings List,
    It's finally my turn to consult the list.  I'm having a hesitation
problem which just surfaced.  We were driving for about 1.5 hours and while
at cruising speed , a mild hesitation or dead spot in acceleration started
and got slowly worse until I stopped at a gas station and popped the hatch
to look and wiggle plugs, o2 wire and connection, idle stab. connections,
temp sensor 2 etc.  After about 15 mins. we set out again to Christmas shop
and all was well.  Starting and stopping all day, no problem.  Return trip ,
all was well until about 1.5 hours or about 90 miles and it's back.
Progressively increasing but allowing me to get home.  Got any ideas ?  I
was having a drop in gas milage from almost 20mpg to 11mpg.
    I guess I should tell you its a '85 1.9 wbx stock GL Westy.  It's been
running fine until the mpg drop and now this.
I was poking around yesterday checking FI components to make sense of the
milage drop and got low resistance readings at temp sensor 2 .  With the
temp as cold value should have been 5-6 k ohm and was just 1k.
    Oh by the way, there was also a hard starting situation earlier this
week and that led me to check the cold start valve, temp sensor 2 and the o2
sensor.   I think thats all the pertinent facts so humble me with your
wisdom.

                                                                Dave Creasy
'78 Westy
'85 Westy
'93 EVMV 5 sp.