> -----Original Message----- > From: cgotts@juno.com [SMTP:cgotts@juno.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 1999 10:05 PM > To: Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM > Subject: Re: Engine cutting out > > Problems not your computer, but your Air Flow Meter - there are a set of > wiper arms on the inside of the AFM - under the black plastic cover. If > you remove the cover, and bend the wiper arms down ever of slightly, then > the problem should disappear. What happens is you may have a spot on the > resistor board that the wiper is lifting off, thus the computer sees a > fault and goes to idle, then as it is going to idle, it gets the signal > back - thus the hesitation, etc. You might want to check this - there is > also a 22 mfd capacitor (costs .79 cents at Radio Shack) that you can > install on the AFM wire harness - (+) side of cap on wire #2, (-) on pin > or wire #4. These two items should help solve your problem. Let me know > if you have any other questions. Clifford Gottschalk > '85 Westy auto > '89 Vanagon 7 pass. stick > '67 Baja Bug > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] |
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