Date:         Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:53:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
Subject:      Engine miss
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Well here goes.  Don't know if any of you have this engine configuration,
but since it's a Vanagon, I'm asking here first.

Now that Blaze is back on the road, I get a miss/hiccup when moving with no
load on the engine.  I've only noticed this in fourth gear and have not
tried it in any other gear yet.

Typical situation: In fourth gear, level ground, steady speed.  While in
this mode, the engine will suddenly lose power for several seconds, then
recover.  It's not a sputter, it's a sudden loss. No dash lights illuminate,
tach is steady, no CEL. All this happens in the 1800 to 2800 rpm range
(approximately).  I've never experienced this before.  When accelerating or
decelerating through this rpm range, it never happens, only when at a steady
speed.  At freeway speeds, 3500 - 4500 rpm, I don't see this issue.

Digifant (023906023), 2.5L, 5 cylinder, new Bosch plug wires, new Bosch
dist. cap, new Bosch rotor.

Since this is basically a Eurovan setup, that's my next stop.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

-Dick Wong-
78 Scirocco
Original Owner
87 Vanagon Syncro 2.5 (Blaze)
Third Owner
12 Golf TDI
Original Co-Owner