Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 13:11:46 -0700
Reply-To: BILL <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
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From: BILL <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject: Ooops Re: Highway hesitation in 91 Vanagon
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Me fingers where gonin' and me mind went with resistance as I sit here
filling out a report in which I mentioned various electronic circuitry. In
any case, the electronic component that needs to be soldered on your harness
is a capacitor--not a resistor.
As a matter of fact it's a 25V 10uF titanium capacitor and it is connected
to pins 2 & 4 on the harness connector to the AFM.
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Bill
'85 GL [*Magic*Bus*]
'82 Westy [FreeBird] ...cause I'm as free as a bird now...
Big Sky Country ---Ronnie Van Zant
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-----Original Message-----
From: BILL <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: Highway hesitation in 91 Vanagon
>It could be bad gas. If you haven't added any FI cleaner in your tank for
>awhile, maybe now is the time. I only use Chervron Techron brand. It does a
>good job and comes highly rated by many local mechanics.
>
>However, your problem can also be the VW hippy hippy shake syndrome. :-)
>Only seems to show up on the highway driving and for some distance. Your VW
>dealer has a fix for this problem for about $100. It's an adaptor for your
>wiring harness that goes on your AFM. It is real simple to attach and no
>modifcations are needed. If you check the archives you will also find that
>you can fix this problem yourself by soldering in a resistor on the harness
>for only a couple of bucks.
>
>Hope this helps
>
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>Bill
>'85 GL [*Magic*Bus*]
>'82 Westy [FreeBird] ...cause I'm as free as a bird now...
>Big Sky Country ---Ronnie Van Zant
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: karen gritis <gritis@IBM.NET>
>To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
>Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 11:54 AM
>Subject: Highway hesitation in 91 Vanagon
>
>
>>Volks,
>>
>>I hope everyone had a terrific turkey day! Ours was great until we were
>>traveling back from Roanoke, VA to Fairfax, VA. in our 91 Vanagon. Our
>>trip was extremely smooth and fast (averaging 70 mph) on the way back.
>>We made a 4 or 5 minute stop about 75 miles into our trip to change
>>drivers. Almost as soon as we resumed traveling we noticed a random
>>hesitation (didn't seem linked to a straining engine - happening going
>>up and down hills, as well as on the flats).
>>
>>This hesitation was almost as if the driver's foot had slipped off of
>>the gas. It would occur 3 or 4 times in a 4 minute time period, then
>>wouldn't happen again for 15 minutes or so. It kept it up the rest of
>>the way home (about 165 miles).
>>
>>It hasn't happened again since our return. I've only driven around
>>town, no highway driving, though and for shorter lengths of time, no
>>more than 30 minutes at a time.
>>
>>We did purchase in Roanoke some cheap gas, but it WAS mid-grade, so
>>we're wondering if that could be the problem. Still have about a
>>quarter of that tank. I'm also hoping that it was water in the gas,
>>instead of what I"m thinking the alternative is - the fuel pump or the
>>injectors.
>>
>>Any help with a diagnosis would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Karen
>>91 Vanagon
>>71 Westy
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