Sounds like what my van does regularly. Well, not regularly enough to be predictable and therefore identifiable... It does it when I'm driving slowly in the city, having to shift gears, often when going up steep hills. (Many steep hills here.) Hesitates, sputters. then catches and gets back to normal. Occasionally it doesn't catch & get back to normal - the engine dies. Then I turn it off and start it again and it's okay. Many mechanics have told me it's electrical, but could be one of many different things and unless they experience it, they can't identify and fix it. I've driven for days with no problems, especially on the highway. Then it will start again. Very annoying. Though actually I'm getting used to it.
Joy
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 3:39 PM, B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com>wrote: > After sitting in traffic for a 3 mile jaunt that took 1.25 hours coming > back > from Cape May, NJ today the van did some kind of hesitation. It was right > after traffic started moving again the van did this thing a few times where > it felt like the motor was completely cutting out. It did this a few times > then was back to normal the rest of the white knuckle ride home. It was > about 85 degrees outside, BTW. I have an '83.5 WC. It's never done this > before and hasn't done it again since the traffic jam. I drove for 2.5 more > hours home after that with no problems. > > Thoughts? Everything looks fine in the engine compartment. > > Bryan > |
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