Date:         Tue, 25 Aug 1998 08:29:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Jbmorris@RA.ROCKWELL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "James B. Morris" <Jbmorris@RA.ROCKWELL.COM>
Subject:      87 GL Problems continue
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First of all thanks to everyone on this list !! What a great resource for
all of us VW owners.

My saga continues on my 87 GL Vanagon.  I changed a pushrod tube a week ago
and it has never ran correctly since !

First of all, after changing the tube I had no compression in #4 cylinder
and the list directed me in the right direction to fix that problem which
was an off centered push rod.(Thanks everyone)  However, when I adjusted
all of the tappets I had a couple that were spongy feeling, so I ajusted
them looslly rather than tight in hopes that they would pump up and I could
adjust them properly.  This leads me to my question.

I drove the van about 100 miles on saturday and it ran good at idle but
real powereless under load ?  Almost felt like putt, putt, putt, putt
(kinda jerky) feeling.  Being that the van ran fantastic prior to me
changing the pushrod tube and that I have adjusted and re-adjusted my
tappets.  This leads me to believe that this is probably still my problem.

Any input ...........PLEASE !!

Thanks in advance
james b morris
69 Bug
73 Bus
87 Vanagon GL (with problems)