Date:         Thu, 03 Jul 1997 18:12:20 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Lawrence Johnson <ljohnson@halhinet.on.ca>
Subject:      Re: '86 still plagued! (was rich running)

Tony,
One thing that seems to be missing from your list is the distributor
wires that have a bad habit of wearing and shorting where they pass
through the distributor body. Just on chance, slip some electrical tape
between each wire and around the bunch to make sure that they're not
making contact with the housing or each other.

Last year, we were where you are today. Its a rite of passage. A zen
lesson in humility. A pain in the butt.

Larry
'86 Syncro Westfalia ('Fritz' who earned his name last year)

Tony Moore wrote:
snip 
> I've followed everybody's suggestions, scoured the archives and tracked Dan
> Houg's footsteps, all to no avail. Here's everything I've done:
> 
> 1) checked and cleaned all the grounds
> 2) checked the temp sensor (swapped with new to make sure)
> 3) checked and cleaned the AFM (swapped with new to make sure)
> 4) checked the ECU (swapped with new to make sure)
> 5) checked all FI wiring
> 6) checked for vacuum leaks
> 7) checked fuel pressure
> 
snip