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Date:         Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:18:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Joe <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joe <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Hesitation, bucking,
              rough idle then died. The paranoia begins...
Comments: To: Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <m1tz9t3zdp.fsf@cs.indiana.edu>
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Very interesting results good to know Oh also connection can go bad if sodered spot goes bad with time

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On Nov 27, 2008, at 8:30 AM, Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU> wrote:

> Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> writes: > >> Mark, of course there is a laundry list of things this could be, >> however let's start with the usual suspect which is the oxygen >> sensor. >> Unplug it and see if this helps. You will see a largish green wire >> that is near the ignition coil with a single spade plug on it. >> Unplug >> this from the black wire that goes to the oxygen sensor and see if >> your symptoms go away. If they do and the oxygen sensor hasn't bee >> replaced then I would replace it. The van will run fine with this >> unplugged forever but you won't get as good fuel mileage as you would >> if you have a good one hooked up. > > The O2 sensor could be my problem as well -- another suggestion was > the > AFM or its connector. > > In my case I may have harmed my O2 sensor when I used some high temp > RTV > on the manifold "donut" gasket, because I just could not get it to > seal. I later found out that RTV and O2 sensors don't play nice > together. I did not use very much RTV, just a film to get the perfect > seal, but maybe ANY is too much. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------

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