Date:         Sat, 20 Dec 2014 19:00:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@GMAIL.COM>
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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...
>