John and all ye others :-) On Tue, 1999-07-20 10:57:24 -0700, John-Reed Maffeo wrote: > My 86 syncro is having difficulty getting moving from a dead stop. > There seems to be no 'oomph' available. As soon as I get a bit > of ground speed things seem to improve and it accellerates at > an acceptable rate. Just a thought: did you rule out an air leak near the Air Flow Meter which would allow at least some air to get involved in the combustion process without the Electronic Control Unit noticing it. This would result in the engine running lean at low rpms. Sincerely Rainer '89 Caravelle GL Syncro 16" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rainer M Woitok | Phone: (+49-9131) 85-27811,-27031 | | Regionales Rechenzentrum | | | Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet | Fax : (+49-9131) 30 29 41 | | Martens-Strasse 1 | Telex: d 629 755 tf erl | | D-91058 Erlangen | | | Germany | Mail: Woitok@RRZE.Uni-Erlangen.DE | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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