Date:         Thu, 1 Aug 1996 23:16:45 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         ERIC ZENO <emz@viper.nauticom.net>
Subject:      Re: Rainy Day Blues, HELP!

    Try this...as your driving and it's running bad, turn off the 
    ignition switch for 1 second. If it runs good for the next 15 
    seconds or so, you have a computer problem: temp. sensor, O2,
    etc.   IF there is no change check the cap, rotor, of igition
    wires.

                 Eric Zeno
                 emz@nauticom.net
                 86 Syncro
                 86 GL
                 72 240Z
               1936 Chrysler

On Thu, 1 Aug 1996 JMAXRIDE@aol.com wrote:

> Hey guys!  I need help!  My '85 GL acts up every time it rains.  When you go
> out in the morning after an evening rain it either will not start or starts
> but spits and sputters and won't move for a few minutes.  This morning (after
> heavy thunderstorms last night) my wife started it up and got two blacks from
> home when it started doing its thing.  This time, however, it did not quit.
>  I just spent an hour trying to get it to go, with no luck.  It will idle
> very roughly, but when you give it gas you can here what sounds like a
> flapper valve shutting and it chokes.  Any ideas?
> 
> My wife is getting fed up and if I don't solve this problem soon Big Blue may
> have to go.  Hate to see that happen.  Thanks.
> 
> John M.
> Hampton, Va.
> '85 Vanagon GL
> '65 Ghia Coupe
>