Date:         Sun, 28 Mar 1999 21:34:31 EST
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From:         PZendzian@AOL.COM
Subject:      help
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Ok, I'm here and have a problem. First of all, this is comng from my alternate
email account, my primary is on the bottom of the email I have a rebuilt 1.9
with a 2.1 camshaft (supposed to gine a little ore power).  Where should I set
the timing?  as a
1.9 or a 2.1?  Ok another problem.  at the 1.9 timing, there is no power and
bad hesitation below 2000 rpm and about 12mpg, if I set it to 5 deg after
TDC, approx 2.1 l timing, I can get 18.5 mpg and there is good power.  tho
pnly problem is that the engine wants to cut out when in drive... (oh ya, it
is an auto tranny)  If I turn the A/C on, the engine will cut out.  I can
raise the idle RPM up to help the problem but then the engine hunts (RPM up
and down) when decaleratind and right after starting and while in nuetral,
gas mileage goes to about 16.5-17.5 mpg.   I have tried the capacater fix
with everyting set properly with the timing advanced  to 5 deg after TDC and
it helped a bit, but the engine still wanted to cut out and with the
capacater, the engine intermittently hesitated from a dead start after
sitting for a moment.  Havn't tried the capacater with the timing set
properly to 1.9 l standard setting or with the A/C yet. Help, this is
frustrating.  I am thinking that there may be a problem with the AFM or the
Temperature Sensor II. Any ideas out there in vanagon land?

Pete
83.5 Vanagon
peterz@gte.net