Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:30:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
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From:         Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: 82 engine weak, what's wrong?
Comments: To: Urs Rothacher <Urs.Rothacher@RSS.ROCKWELL.COM>
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On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Urs Rothacher wrote:

> Yesterday I was testdriving a 82 4spd man gas and it accelerated very
> slowly (I have driven Vanagons before but this one was *very* slow).
> The owner mentioned that the cylinder pressure is low and this is the
> reason for the weakness and that the engine would maybe have to be
> rebuilt again. The bus hat 190000miles and 25000? after last (top?)
> rebuilt.
> I am a car dummie and couldn't find a good explanation for this in any
> FAQ.
> Q: Can anyone guess what's wrong with the engine?

There's all kinds of guesses that could be correct with a description
this vague.  I know that once when I forgot to re-attach a sparkplug wire
I had the same sort of reaction to my Vanagon.  "Hey, why's this sucker
accelerating so slowly???"  (Still got up to 55 on the freeway!)

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Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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