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Date:   Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:17:03 -0400
Reply-To:   Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
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From:   Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
Subject:   Re: 1.9 hot weather issues
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another issue is you may have a small intake leak in conjunction with the sensor. good luck Jonce

>This is possibly a Temp 2 sensor issue..if the sensor goes bad it tells the puter it's cold (engine) and adjusts the mixture accordingly...when it's hot, it basically floods the engine.

>----- Original Message ---- >From: don spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 5:11:41 PM >Subject: 1.9 hot weather issues

>83.5 1,9 wbx. >Good compression, New rotor, cap, plugs, wires, coil. Checked spark >and it is strong. Fuel pump buzzes when it's supposed to. ( At >ignition on for a few seconds, then again when the engine is cranked.)

>Starts well and runs strong until... Hot day like today, +30 C.

>Then it starts easy runs strong until it heats up at which point it >does not like to come off idle. If you play gently with the >accelerator it will catch and pull strong until you shift, when it >behaves like there is no fuel for a bit then catches and pulls. >Eventually it stalls at idle and will not restart until it has cooled >a bit.

> We pulled a plug and it appears light grey which I'm taking as a >sign it's running lean. Yes?

>Could this be an AFM issue?

>How do folks in the sunny south keep these things running??

>Baffled by it all..... >don

Jonce Fancher

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