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Date:         Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:46:22 -0400
Reply-To:     robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Running Problems
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <86476e250604201643s14f3f67cx931b2aeccb1b3999@mail.gmail.com>
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Lauren,

What you described below and your temporary solution is exactly what my 88 auto had a month ago.

Based on what the list had recommended I had the repair shop splice in a Bosch O2 Sensor and the problem went away.

-- Rob NYC/Long Beach, NY 88 Wolfsburg, Silver

on 4/20/06 7:43 PM, Loren Busch at starwagen@GMAIL.COM wrote:

> Thanks to all that responded to my previous post. I did a poor job of > describing things and sent confusing info. Here is a better description: > When cold, starts and runs fine. After two or three minutes of running > (heating up) I have rough idle. When stepping on the gas to move the engine > stumbles and slowly gains speed. It feels like a miss. After about 2000 > rpm it seems to smooth out and runs fine. Runs fine at highway speed. If I > disconnect the O2 sensor, problem goes away except for slightly rough idle, > but has plenty of power to pull from a stop, etc. But (as expected) you can > smell gas in the exhaust, running rich with the O2 sensor disconnected. > Work done about 120 miles before the problem started: Rebuilt injectors > installed and idle tweaked up a little. Work done by a very competent and > experienced mechanic. > Any suggestions? > > -- > Loren Busch > "I ordered a feast in the hope that you would come." > "I came in the hope there would be a feast." > (From "Monument" by Lloyd Biggle Jr.)


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