kW said: >Greetings, [sensible checks snipped] May I recommend the following, too; - Check the condition of the injector seals as they can perish and leak fuel. Check too that the fuel lines aren't "squirty". Mine were on my '81 van - we nearly passed out with the fumes! - Check that all the tin plate is in place. The PO, in their wisdom, may have removed some of it which will shorten the engine's life. - If it's high mileage, assume a new set of recon injectors. My MPG shot from 8 to 16 with a new set of injectors on my 120K air-cooled. - Make sure the EGR box (if you have one) isn't rotten through. - Check the wiring isn't fried with the heat, esp. around the distributor sensor. Ours was and caused erratic behaviour. There's also a number of ground posts on the engine & loose wires here can cause weird problems. >Good luck and remember to tell him that he will most likely have to sink >additional money into this van to get it in great shape but with the >help of this list and some of the vendors he should do fine. Definitely! It's worth it .... 8-) >Those were the things I found on mine. > > >Good luck, >Ken Wyatt >82 westy Pete C '88 Wolfsburg
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