Date:         Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:16:15 -0800
Reply-To:     "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
Subject:      Erratic Idle Solution?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Denette [SMTP:mdenette@net1plus.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 9:10 AM
> To:   Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM; pbj2003@INFONET.ST-JOHNS.NF.CA;
> Jbmorris@RA.ROCKWELL.COM; dearbo@EROLS.COM; vickrail@VELOCITY.NET;
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> Subject:
>
> Dear Sir,
>
> I didn't believe it. It worked. It cost nothing. Our Vanagons are running
> great!!
> (our family has owned over 48 VW's. 12 of which were Vanagons, 6 are still
> in use)
> The oldest of the seven kids delivered this solution to me. It sounded
> dumb and too simple. I also didn't want to admit, after all I had spent,
> that I had wasted so much money. I tried it. It works great! I was wrong.
>
> Here is the premise: The air breather box is polyethelene or polyvinyl. It
> builds up static electricity, like a cheap rug or my brother's leisure
> suite. The only place for the static electicity to discharge when it
> builds up is through the sensors for the fuel injection system. This is
> what causes symptoms like eratic idle, bucking, chugging, etc. Mine seemed
> like it had ice or something in the fuel line when it does it. Sometimes
> it would stall while driving.
>
> Here is the very CHEAP cure: Take a piece of wire about 2'-3' long. Strip
> a little and attach it to a bolt on the engine, or any other good ground.
> Drill a very small hole in the air breather box; just big enough to insert
> the wire. Strip about a foot of wire and thread it through the little
> hole. (I fanned out my wire and it worked even better) With just a little
> silicone sealant or chewing gum, seal around the wire (optional).
>
> Here is the result: Our Vanagons run great!! No bucking. No Chugging. No
> erratic idle! No stalling! Fun driving again! Please try it. If it works
> for you, too, spread the word.