Date:         Thu, 3 Jul 1997 12:41:57 +0200
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From:         "Richard Lumb" <richard.lumb@dlr.de>
Subject:      Re: Dying in the rain


Tony Mysyk wrote:

> So why does my van die when out in the rain? can be driving along nice
> weather, gets good gas miles, pass into the rainy area and the performance
> just sucks.......... 

A similar problem on my '86 was due to frayed insulation on the O2 
sensor wires (caused by a mis-alligned exhaust system) - they shorted 
out in the wet.  The problem went away when the sensor eventually 
died and was replaced.

Rich Lumb,
'86 Westy MultiVan

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