Date:         Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:48:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark McCulley <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark McCulley <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: on the road, may have a problem
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The van ran flawlessly today and we're at our destination now watching the
snow fall. I don't know what made the difference--if it was reseating the
connections or just getting past a bit of bad gas. As a precaution, half
way through todays ride, I added some gas treatment to remove any water
that I might have picked up. Thanks for that suggestion!

-Mark


On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com>
wrote:

> En route from Seattle to Livingston MT, began experiencing what seems like
> an ignition issue about 30 miles out from Missoula yesterday. There was one
> instance of a very brief cutout and a few little hiccups. We spent the
> night here as planned and I experienced some problems with the idle when I
> filled up with gas this morning. I drove around town a bit, seemed mostly
> OK but ever now and then the idle seemed a little rough, had to give it
> more gas than normal when taking off from a standstill. I unloaded the back
> and opened the engine cover. Nothing obviously wrong that I could see (of
> course) so I just disconnected and reconnected the important connectors,
> AFM, idle stabilizer, OXS, injectors. The engine has had a recent tuneup
> (new plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor) and has been running great. The
> fuel filter was replaced about 12K miles ago. We're going to press on (250
> miles to go) and hope for the best. Just thought I'd get this email out
> before we head out in case things don't go well.
>
> -Mark
> '87 Syncro Westy
>