Janette & Dick Smith 85 Westfalia--Sally Ann Norwich, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Cirulnick <techrat@VM.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 10:06 AM Subject: Temporary Mystery Loss of Power
> Howdy Listees! > > Help me solve this mysterious problem. Here are the details: > > On Friday September 10th, I decided to drive up to the Boston area (from the > NYC area) to visit a friend for his Birthday. Now for most Listees here, a ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Sounds exactly like our 85 when first purchased and it was completely cured with a simple replacement of the Ignition wires (spark plugs and coil). Any time it rained it would start missing and if you ran through a puddle more than an inch deep it would quit. Stop a while and let the heat of the engine dry it out and away you would go only to have it happen all over again. while I was there I also replaced the distributor cap and rotor. Hope this helps! |
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