Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:28:16 -0500
Reply-To: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject: Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
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Hi Jeff,
Dad's 85 westy went through a trial like this a couple years ago. The
problem turned out to be holes in the evap tanks in the front wheel
wells. These were taking on water, which was then running into the fuel
tank and fouling the motor.
Dad capped off the expansion tanks and hasn't seen the problem since.
Another hint: try troubleshooting this at night; if it is an ignition
issue it'll be a lot easier to see a rogue spark plug leak when you're
working in the dark.
Happy Trails,
Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride)
www.pottsfamily.ca
BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 12-14th, 2011
www.busesofthecorn.ca
On 1/22/2011 6:10 PM, Jeff Lincoln wrote:
> OK, I've been dealing with this for some time now. When it rains (snow
> doesn't seem to bother it) a medium to hard rain I can get about 15-20
> minutes down the road before rough running and eventually the engine just
> dies out.
>
> Cap, rotor, plug wires are all new. New Temp Sensor too (because previous
> diagnostics had proven it was a bit wonky).
>
> Everything in my gut tells me this is an electrical issue but I don't know
> for sure and even if I did I don't know where to start.
>
> When this happens if I let the bus sit for a day I can get it running again
> - but it takes a lot of messing with it - it will not idle at first, then it
> will run rough and stall - each attempt getting longer and longer until
> eventually I am able to keep it running and it recovers and runs fine. One
> other thing during the rough running period (when the problem starts and
> after it has sat and I am trying to get it going again) is that if I give it
> any gas at all it will stall immediately - eventually of course it is fine.
>
> I suspect by the way it acts after it has sat that it eventually gets better
> becuase whatever is wet is drying off more and more. Then again I don't
> really know anything.
>
> Any advice at all pointing me in ANY direction at this point is welcome.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '85 GL (Gertie)
> '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor)
> '86 (We call this one Scrap)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>
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