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Date:         Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:49:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Samantha <yfsami@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Samantha <yfsami@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      loss of power climbing hill, ended up stalled in middle of road
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the boyfriend and i have been doing lots of work on the van. we are novice vw mechanics. its just us, the bentley book, and a couple of great people helping us as we go.
 
we adjusted the idle, got a new battery, put a new set of points in, put a new condenser on the distributor cap. i went to the part store to get a new oil drain plug (current one is stripped from previous owners ignorance to the metric system) and on my way back home i was in 3rd, you dont need 4th in eureka springs, and the van started stalling. i put it in second to give it a little more room to climb the hill and it stalled out. ended up backing it down the hill to the side of the road and catchin a ride home. 
 
got back to the van with my boyfriend and it started right up! 
 
whats goin on!?
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