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Date:         Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:41:28 -0400
Reply-To:     "Eastman, Cecil @ ELM" <Eastman.C@ATWOODMOBILE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Eastman, Cecil @ ELM" <Eastman.C@ATWOODMOBILE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Running rich.....me too
Comments: To: Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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I tried to test the switch last night with a Heathkit multitester that I got a long time ago from a friend. I got no readings whatsoever: the ohm-meter never moved off of the infinity end of the scale no matter how much I moved the throttle switch around. I also tried messing with the knobs on the tester but to no avail. I thought this kind of test was supposed to be easy. Am I (still) doing something wrong here?

I know the bus is running rich because I've removed the plugs a couple of times to clean them and yes, they were very black. And while I didn't get complete satisfaction from the mechanics, they did what I asked them to do and that was to get the thing running. You're right: they chose the low-hanging fruit, but at least it was cheap stuff and they didn't do any harm by going into stuff for which they had no experience. I use these guys for our "normal" car and they do well enough.

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Geza Polony Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:29 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Running rich.....me too

You have other things to consider. But first, what makes you think it's running rich? You don't say.

Replacing the plugs, rotor, etc. will never cure a running rich problem. Shops do this because it's the easiest thing they can imagine besides giving it a tire polish. Puts money in the till, but not much more. Careful--next they'll want to replace the ECU, another easy one that almost never solves any problems.

What you should really be paying for is a mechanic with diagnostic abilities.


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