Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 11:51:20 -0500
Reply-To: "Joe L." <jliasse@TOAST.NET>
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From: "Joe L." <jliasse@TOAST.NET>
Subject: Re: air flow harness fix: Another Possibility?
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I was driven nuts by that hesitation ptoblem for years. A month or so
ago I replaced a holed MUFFLER and the hesitation has not appeared since!!!
I should add that the old muffler was a third party make ("Big Al's) and the
replacement was a "genuine VW". I had been using the "Big Al" muffler for
about 5 years and the hesitation showed up about 2 years ago.
I have no idea why or how this happened but having driven near 1000
stumble-free miles since the muffler replacement it is appearent that there
is "something" in the operation of the muffler/exhaust that can cause this
stumbling and whatever that "something" is, I had "it" and the muffler
replacement fixed "it".
I have seen a number of posts from folks who have done the
harness/capacitor fix and reported no improvement. Should this happen to you
it may be a good idea to check the exhaust system to ensure all is as it
should be.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Mark McCulley
Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 10:31 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: air flow harness fix
Woody,
I installed this part, works just fine. By the way, the VW part is not just
a capacitor, it includes active electronics (or so I've been told, have not
actually disassembled one). The capacitor mod is a much cheaper
do-it-yourself fix for the same problem. People have had success with this
approach too. If you want the VW part, get it from a discounter like
Camelback, don't pay $165!
The problem that this part fixes is a stumbling after a spell of driving at
highway speeds. It's not a "performance increasing" mod.
MM
>From: Woody Halsey <WoodyHalsey@COMPUSERVE.COM>
>Reply-To: Woody Halsey <WoodyHalsey@COMPUSERVE.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: air flow harness fix
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 09:30:21 -0500
>
>Dear List,
>
>Has anyone tried the AFM capacitor fix recommended by VW? Part #025-906-302
>(or, now, 302-A)? What were the results?
>
>I am hesitant to try it out for $165, if the chances for improved
>performance on my 83.5 are slim.
>
>Thanks for your thoughts,
>
>Woody
>
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