Date:         Fri, 15 Jan 1999 16:10:20 -0500
Reply-To:     Scarlett Semko <damosem@MAIL.MCO.BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scarlett Semko <damosem@MAIL.MCO.BELLSOUTH.NET>
Organization: Pre-installed Company
Subject:      Hesitation, HELP
Comments: To: Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
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Greetings,

Well, the hesitation problem hit me like a brick wall today. I've read this
post but have some questions. Where can this capacitor? Radio Shack perhaps?
Or? And could someone either point me to the correct archive (I did try, but
didn't find), or walk me through the install. Pretent I have trouble
understanding elect. things.

I "was" leaving on a trip today, but as soon as I hit I-4 "it hit" so I decided
not to chance it. Back home, search, ask for help program. I need to fix this
tonight and leave at first light.

Any, and all help "IS" much appreciated. Thanks.

Ron Semko
1984 Vanagon w/Weekender pkg and 200,000 + miles
1978 300 D with 300,000 + miles


Austin wrote:

> At 11:40 PM 1/10/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >I have an 87 Westy that also had hesitation. Tried everything,
>
> >UNTIL I by accident found the following VW Technical Bulletin.
> >
> >Here is a copy and it applies to all watercooled Vanagons, not just the
> Digifant ones (there is an updated bulletin no.92-02 that states all
> waterboxers) ;
> >
> >Technical Bulletin blahblahblah (BIG snip):
>
> Which of course refers to the infamous harness cure that you can replicate
> with a 22mf/35V tantalum capacitor.  FWIW I did the same 'cure' to my son's
> '92 8 valve 1.8 liter Golf with Digifant;  after first carefully perusing
> the Bentley wiring diagrams for the Vanagon & the Golf, deciding indeed
> they were similar enough to try, we went ahead & did it to the Golf (he'd
> been having similar cut-out problems to what we have with Vanagons) - and
> it WORKED!!!  He makes a 2k round trip several times a year, & when it
> happened he'd just pull over, shut down, restart & go on until it'd do it
> again.  He just called & said it ran perfectly this time.
>
> Spend the $1.10 & one hour & be amazed!!!
>
> Austin