Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 22:50:52 -0800
Reply-To: KBatzler <KBatzler@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: KBatzler <KBatzler@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: [vanagon] Re: Acceleration Hesitation
Attach is a letter I put together for the AFM fix
Best of luck
Karl Batzler
84 Vanagon
87 Audi 5000 S
La Quinta, CA
ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>Karl,
>
>The hesitation problem just hit me today. After reading your post to the
>list I decided to contact you and ask for some help. I was leaving on a
>trip, but turned around to fis the problem. If you would, walk me trough
>the capacitor fix. Where do I find one" Radio Shack" Or" How do I
>install it? Where do I connect it to the AFM?
>
>Sorry to intrude, but I need help.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help,
>
>Ron Semko
>1984 Vanagon w/Weekender Pkg and 200,000 + miles
>1978 300 D with 300,000 miles
>
>KBatzler wrote:
>
>> Hi John,I mounted mine inside the AFM (because the seal on the box
>> was already broken), but you can also peel back the rubber boot on the
>> harness and solder it there. Plus side of the cap goes on #2
>> (numbered 1-4 left to right) and negative on #4. Make sure that you
>> ground the AFM to the block (or alternator stud as I did out of
>> convenience). There seemed to be some conflict in the archives as
>> whether to use 10mfd or 22mfd. My VW tech told me to use 22mfd and it
>> works great.Hope this helps,Karl Batzler84 VanagonLa Quinta, CA
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jhlauterbach <jhlauterbach@email.msn.com>
>> To: KBatzler <KBatzler@email.msn.com>
>> Date: Saturday, December 19, 1998 6:11 AM
>> Subject: Re: [vanagon] Re: Acceleration HesitationKarl, I
>> have lost part of this thread. Where do you mount this
>> capacitor? In understand that it goes across Pins 2 and 4
>> on AFM. I would like more details if possible. I have a
>> 1984. John Lauterbach
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: KBatzler <KBatzler@email.msn.com>
>> To: Vanagon <Vanagon@onelist.com>
>> Date: Saturday, December 19, 1998 1:27 AM
>> Subject: [vanagon] Re: Acceleration Hesitation
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: KBatzler <KBatzler@email.msn.com>
>> To: Vanagon <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
>> Date: Monday, December 14, 1998 4:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: Acceleration
>> HesitationHello Kai,The acceleration
>> problem that I was having occurred warm
>> or cold, from 2000 rpm and up...
>> flooring would reduce the hesitation.
>> Installing the capacitor has completely
>> eliminated the problem that I had. It
>> also gave me a smoother idle. My VW
>> tech tells me that the reason for this
>> is that if you watch the meters arm, you
>> can see it vibrate from the air
>> "pulsing". This pulsing confuses the
>> computer causing it to erratically
>> adjust the mixture to compensate.That's
>> my experience thus far....Karl Batzler84
>> Vanagon192,600 miles+La Quinta,
>> CA-----Original Message-----
>> From: Kay O Fremgen
>> <kayfremgen@juno.com>
>> To: kbatzler@email.msn.com
>> <kbatzler@email.msn.com>
>> Date: Saturday, December 12, 1998 7:42
>> AM
>> Subject: Acceleration Hesitation>Hi
>> Karl,
>> >
>> >I have just read your post "AFM" and
>> also have "acceleration hesitation"
>> >that I been working on for about 4
>> months.
>> >I can not find anything wrong with the
>> system. And I have checkout
>> >everything with help from Darrell
>> Boehler.
>> >Could you tell me how/when the
>> hesitation happened ( engine cold ,warm,
>>
>> >all the time only coming of
>> idle….)
>> >
>> >Thank you
>> >
>> >Kai
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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>
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