if you are wondering about your spark plug wires, there are several low tech, quite effective, 'back yard' ways to test them.
On 10/16/2015 10:54 AM, Steven Johnson wrote: > Hi All, > > The patient: 1990 Vanagon Camper > Stock 2.1 engine > Manual transmission > > The symptoms: > > Hesitates just after shifting while accelerating. Hesitates when > changing pressure up on the accelerator. Release and it stops > hesitating. > > It idles fine. Revs fine with no load. > > So I'm not sure what's going on here. > Fuel pump? > Fuel filter? > Ignition: just changed the plugs/cap/rotor. > > I'm thinking it's time to change the spark plug wires too. > > I just don't want to spend too much on guesswork. > > Thanks for any and all suggestions. > > Steven > > 91 Westy > |
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