Date:         Mon, 05 May 1997 13:35:08 +0900
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Atkinson <Scott.Atkinson@per.dwr.csiro.au>
Subject:      Re: slow throttle response  

Hi Ronald and list members

I am still having the same slow throttle response as before, but having
driven the vehicle for several hours on the weekend, I have noted that the
problem occurs ONLY after about 1 min idling. A stop at the traffic lights
will do it. But if I put it in neutral (I have an auto) and keep the revs
at about 1200, then back to idle and Drive, then take off, everything works
fine.

Does this indicate a temp sensor overheating at idle? 

Any ideas from the guru's


Scott
90 vanagon GL Auto
68 Landrover LWB
74 Landrover Safari Wagon
and other money burners


At 22:47 4/05/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Scott.. Saw your  March 24 Vanagon list post while scouring archives
>looking for possible fix ideas of same problem you stated... Starts fine; but
>Slow response after warmup.. My 89 GL auto acts like it's only running on 2
>cyls until upwards of 3000 rpm, and then, all's well.  
>
>Last summer I replaced ECU,  I just recently replaced heat sens., O2 sens.,
>plugs, rotor, dist cap... so now I'm thinking it's in my intake air sensor or
>throttle valve..
>
>Could you please tell me what if anything fixed your problem?  
>
>Thanks for any help you can offer...
>
>
>
>Ron Katz,  Germantown, Tenn..
>owner of White Cloud (89 Westy), and caretaker, of Mikey, the Genuine,
>Original Ozark Moutain Wonder Dog
>