Thank you, Rich. My van already has the capacitor across the AFM wiper fix. But the fuel pump & filter are definitely worth looking at here. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 08/18/2012 11:09 AM, Richard Koerner wrote: > For what it's worth, I had similar problems steep climbing mountain > roads in hot weather at 5000 foot elevation. The road up to Big Bear > Lake in Southern California, I'm sure you know it, pretty steep in > sections, 90 degree F weather in August. Engine suddenly reacted like it > was starved, just choked, had to pull off the road (was in Vanagon > Syndrome?; don't know, but added the capacitor to AFM just in case). > Anyway, I replaced the fuel filter on my 85 1.9 manual a couple years > ago (replaced the fuel pump too since it was original and they were on > sale at Bus Depot) and haven't had the problem since. (Although I'm > always waiting and watching for a recurrence.) So maybe you're on the > right track. > > Rich > San Diego > |
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