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Date:         Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:38:06 +0200
Reply-To:     "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
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From:         "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
Organization: RRZE (Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen)
Subject:      Re: Why no low end torque?
Comments: To: John-Reed Maffeo <rlpa80@EMAIL.SPS.MOT.COM>
In-Reply-To:  Msg <3794B884.460C81E3@email.sps.mot.com> of 1999- 7-20 10:57:24
              -0700 from rlpa80@EMAIL.SPS.MOT.COM
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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"


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