Date:         Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:32:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bus Depot AFM?
Comments: To: Phil Menchions <pwmenchions@HOTMAIL.COM>
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In all the years I've been working on Vanagons I have only replaced three
Air Flow meters. One on a 1.9 and two on the 2.1L. All three were tampered
with. They rarely go bad and are usually miss diagnosed. Maybe your AFM has
been tampered with and covering something that also really wrong with your
van. What are the symptoms that are making anyone think you have an AFM
problem?

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Phil Menchions
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 7:48 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Bus Depot AFM?

A friend with an '86 was diagnosed with a faulty AFM. We confirmed that by
putting the AFM from my '89 into his. It ran perfectly, so since they were
NLA from all the usual vendors he ordered one of the reconditioned AFMs from
the BusDepot.

But his van runs poorly as before. He doesn't seem to be getting any
satisfaction from BD. Has anyone had any experience with these reconditioned
AFMs? Under the circumstances he's considering selling. I can see a lot of
owners finally throwing up their hands when vital parts become NLA. I can
see why many do the engine transplants. Cheers,Phil Menchions'89 Westy