Is the power loss when warm or cold or both? If when = warm, it may be a
clogged cat.  Your cat could be clogged because = your oxygen sensor is
busted.  How is your gas milage? If the miliage = is down, then i'll bet you
it is the oxygen sensor.
matthew

Matthew = Pollard           = ;  http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of = Chemistry          &nb= sp;    http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of = Idaho           &= nbsp;       http://www.uidaho.edu

On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Tony Demille wrote:

> friendly gurus,
>
> i need to know if this is a common problem and = if there is an obvious answer
> for it. Our '90 vanagon has seemed a bit = sluggish for the past couple of
> days and then no power from a stop light = yesterday. accelerator was floored
> and the thing barely crept along. after a = minute it gained power again, but
> leaving the next light, it bogged again.
>
> any ideas or thoughts? it's going in the shop = tomorrow, but wanted to get
> real info before i get reamed.
>
> p.s. it also had a puddle of anti-freeze (8 = inch diam.) under it for the
> first time. heads don't leak, and i don't think = it's related.
>
> thanks in advance
>
> t
>
> Tony DeMille
> Creative Director/VW lover
> Candesa Interactive
> 251 River Park Dr.
> Provo, Utah 84604
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