> I'm pretty much stranded in Phoenix due to this little > problem. The current situation is that when I cruise down > the highway all is fine, but when I put a bit of a load on > the motor it begins to crap out. I have to ease back on..... One thing that does not get a lot of attention is the O2 sensor and wiring. A bad O2 sensor or bad connection with the O2 sensor wiring can cause the wrong information to be sent to the control unit. I have a friend with a 1986 vanagon who had a shorted O2 sensor wire. The van would run ok for a while but would eventually die, and would be difficult to start. Putting additional load on the engine caused the engine to stall. Check your O2 sensor, O2 sensor wires and all grounds for the control unit located in the engine compartment. Finding the short in the O2 sensor wire solved my friends problem.
Mike Plickys 1987 Syncro
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