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Date:         Fri, 28 Jun 1996 15:26:02 -0400
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From:         30erainey@sophia.sph.unc.edu (Eric Rainey)
Subject:      Re: Misfiring '80 fixed...I hope!!

>Many thanks to all who responded to my plea for assistance.  On a
>recheck of all the wiring while the van was running, I picked up the
>cylindrical three-wire connector in the upper left corner of the
>engine compartment, and ...you guessed it...a major hiccup.
>
>I noticed the connector had been taped with electrical tape by a
>previous P.O. so I unwrapped it and the connections were very loose.
>Closer inspection revealed the looseness was as a result of two
>cracks in opposite sides of the female coupling, hence the tape!
>




At least 80% of the time Maggie isn't running right either a hose or wire
(usually AFC related) has become loose or totally disconnected.  A thorough
check of the wires is the first step in any of my diagnoses; not seldom
I'll miss it as the culprit nevertheless!


Eric
Maggie (76 westy)
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