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Date:         Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:08:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Power fade
Comments: To: Fred Brittain <vanpire@BIBBS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <3796962B.9D39454D@bibbs.com>
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You might check your catalytic converter. That sort of subtle power loss can be caused by a plugged or partially plugged cat. Did you notice any sort of change in the exhaust note?

On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Fred Brittain wrote:

> the last leg home, the power faded, not bucked or stopped, but just > faded. It was like meeting a light head wind, very subtle. I let up on > the accelerator and I regained power. Pushed down on the pedal and > power dropped off. This continued for a few miles until I let off all > the way on the pedal then floored it. Problem solved. Drove the last > 100 miles home trouble free and at full power. > Any ideas? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon ---------------------------------------------------------------------


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