Date:         Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:17:43 -0700
Reply-To:     "Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks" <gary2a@TELUS.NET>
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From:         "Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks" <gary2a@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Vanagon Syndrome??
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John Rogers wrote:
>So, does my van  have Vanagon Syndrome or not? That is the question.
>Sure looks like it, but I would appreciate others opinions.

Hi John,
My vote is no. You probably don't have vanagon syndrome.

VW defines what we call "Vanagon Syndrome" as follows:

"After driving for 1/2 to 2 hours at a constant speed, vehicle experiences
lack of power, cuts-out or stalls, often accompanied by bucking or jerking
of the vehicle. In ALL cases, the vehicle will restart immediately. This
symptom may not re-occur for several weeks/months. Inspection by the dealer
results in nothing conclusive. Some air-flow meters may experience a
vibration resonance of the metering potentiometer wiper during extended
constant driving."

If your symptoms are not as described above, installing a harness or
capacitor will not help.
The AFM is often blamed for a lot of ills which it is not responsible for.
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/afmharness/afmharness.htm

A higher voltage Capacitor is okay.
Maybe it's a Plugged fuel filter?

Gary Lee
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/vw.htm