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Date:         Sat, 20 Dec 2014 19:00:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 84 Vanagon shutting off. Cranks right back up? V-Syndrome?
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Thanks for all the feed back. We're a few hours in now after a pit stop at my folks house and I think it may have been either a ground or a bad splice/connection on my temp ii wiring. I did a shitty solder job on my engine grounds a while back and cut all of them + my temp ii wiring this morning. Reconnected with crimps and haven't experienced a shut down since:) On Dec 20, 2014 10:17 AM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Try turning the ignition off and back on without depressing the clutch. It > could be a form of Vanagon syndrome but he 84 does not work the same as the > 86 and later. A bad O2 sensor can cause the ECU to run rich enough for the > engine to lose power and eventually stall. So can a bad temp 2 sensor. > Resetting the ignition switch will reset the O2 sensor issue. Another > possibility is that the fuel tank screen or pump filter is clogging with > dirt and debris, (rusted tank). The shutdown lets some of the stuff float > up > and you get to run for bit until enough sucks down and blocks the screen > again. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Michael McSwain > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 12:20 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: 84 Vanagon shutting off. Cranks right back up? V-Syndrome? > > Hello all, > > On my way from NC to DC with my baby momma and I'm having some issues with > my van shutting down for no reason. I'll be driving at highway speeds with > no problems and out of the blue it's as if I just turned the key off. I > push > the clutch in, wait a second for the rpm's to go down, and then crank it > right back up and everything seems fine. Until it does it again an hour > later. And in between these full shutdowns, I will experience random losses > of power. Very brief. Almost as if I took my foot off of the gas and then > back on as quick as I can. > > Any ideas? Are these the symptoms of vanagon syndrome? > > > Thanks for any help on this. I am a little nervous that at some point it's > going to shut off and NOT crank back up. > > Michael... >


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