I'd agree fuel issue certainly possible but for another possibility, as an off hand bit of diagnosis, assuming it is a stick, about 15-20 seconds into it acting up, push in the clutch, flick the key off for 5 seconds, turn it back to run (don't crank obviously), let out the clutch and see if you "reboot." Don't actually stop motion and restart the car. If so clean/replace all your grounds on the head, ground strap body to head/engine, and clean all the connection on the ignition system (module, dizzy, stabilizer.) John ________________________________ On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:16 PM, jon durham <jon_durham@knology.net> wrote: > My 85 Vanagon easily starts. But after going about a half mile, the > engine begins to barely run, sometimes back firing, This goes on for > about 3 minutes but then goes away. Sometimes if I stop the engine and > then restart it, the symptoms go away as well. > |
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