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Date:         Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:36:07 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Still Running Rich
Comments: To: Aileen Boyd <aileen.boyd@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <651f166d0804191233t45a496d4s92825973e7165063@mail.gmail.com>
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O2 sensor?

Neil.

On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Aileen Boyd <aileen.boyd@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok. So I talked with my mechanic today and he told me he checked the > following: Temp II sensor-Ok, ECU-Ok, put a wiring harness on-no effect. I > drove around for a bit and the van idled so low it died once, has great > power, then loses power without me decelerating. I can accelerate through it > and kick it up again, but goes back down. Standing idle is fine then begins > to run rich and putt badly. All of the negative things happen after the van > warms up to mid-temp. If you turn it off, and then start it again 1min > later, all is fine until it warms again. I have had suggestions to check the > wiring from the ECU to the van, and all air hoses. Both my mechanic and I > are a bit stumped. Costing me mucho in diagnostic hours....ew... He is going > to try again. Any other ideas?? Thanks so much for all everyone suggested so > far. We've gone down the list. > Aileen > 88' Westfalia, Automatic > > -- > If not Peace, then Justice..... >

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

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