Date:         Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:23:23 -0600
Reply-To:     "Jon B. Kanas" <kanas@QUALITY.QADAS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Jon B. Kanas" <kanas@QUALITY.QADAS.COM>
Subject:      Strange Behavior
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Good Morning Listers,

For the last two days I have been driving my Syncro Westfalia to the
office (150mi round trip) due to bad weather conditions.  I have been
driving through several inches of slush, at fairly high speed, and have
encountered a problem with the engine cutting out.

After a period of decelleration (like down a long hill), the engine is not
running.  I put in the clutch, and the engine is dead.  It will restart
immediately, but has no power at all unless under full throttle.  If I
wait for three or four minutes, then restart the Syncro, everything is
fine until the next long downhill stretch.  This problem is most similar
to a problem I used to have on my 914 when the carburators would freeze up
on wet days.

I have performed the wiring harness upgrade on the airflow sensor, and
have no problems at the present time.  Anybody have any ideas???

Thanks,
Jon B Kanas

Lockheed Martin
Flight Systems Spacecraft Test Lab
303-977-6354

1987 Westfalia Syncro;  94Kmi