Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:01:03 -0500
Reply-To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject: Re: Stuck at home (troubleshooting help needed)
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One other thing I found to be a potential issue was you're describing
the beginning of a clogged cat. When our cat was close to being
fully clogged, the engine would run great at full rpms, but the lower
the rpms got the worse it would run. The tell tale sign for us(with
guidance from a friend more knowledgeable) was a milky gray colored
liquid dripping from the tailpipe. We barely got it in the driveway
on a return trip from the Quad Cities. In an emergency you could
take it off and beat out the membrane stuff with a metal rod to free
up the breathing again, but spend the $99 and get a new one if you
can't see some daylight through the mesh in the cat.
BTW, isn't 35mph a little slow for 4th gear?
DM&FS
At 11:07 PM 4/16/2008, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
>Last two vanagons I fixed, for this same thing, running weakly........
>It was when I checked the fuel filter on each of them, that I found 'the
>problem.'
>One was water in the fuel ( likely this time of year ) and rust in the fuel
>filter,
>And the other one was a dying original fuel pump, and metal particles in the
>fuel filter.
>
>Timing curve ?
>Throttle switch adjustment ?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>BJ Feddish
>Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:19 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Stuck at home (troubleshooting help needed)
>
>Does it run fine once you're up to speed? Possibly vacuum line to the
>distributor. Did you check all vacuum hoses?
>
>Bryan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>John Runberg
>Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:39 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Stuck at home (troubleshooting help needed)
>
>Anyone have a moment to share their opinion? We were supposed to go
>camping this weekend but the westy's conspiring against us :(
>
>Basically, there's no low-end power -- ex. if we're going 45mph in
>4th and go to accelerate it just lags. Try 35mph in 4th and nothing.
>It'll get there after a little, but this is just not right. Downshift
>and it's better, but not great.
>
>Details: 1983.5 Westy with a 1.9 engine, rebuilt 25k ago. New plugs/
>cap/rotor/wires. Had bad throttle response and replaced the AFM with
>a known-good unit. No gas smell. Idles fine.
>
>Ideas? Tomorrow I'm going to start going through it -- any thoughts
>appreciated!
>
>john
>
>
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