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Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 =
11:58
PM
Subject: common power loss =
prob-need
answer
List, I searched the archives and =
found others
in my shoes but didn'tfind a solution. Here goes:
'84 1.9 runs fantastic =
usually.
Occasionally she spazzes while cruising and won't accel even when the =
pedal is
floored. Stop and idle and it is rough, rough! Also, there =
is poor
pedal response from a stop-again an accel problem. Does this for miles =
and
miles with mpg suffering. However, if I shut her off for even an =
instance, power is back and she purrs like a fat cat. =
My problem seems similar to others =
in the
archives, except it doesn't stall out, it is not hot/cold/wet =
dependent, it is
not altitude dependent.
Surely someone on the list has put =
their
finger on this seemingly common set of symptoms. Toss me a bone =
please.
Jay, I own that (1) vanagon in
Indiana
For you thinkers wanting extra
credit:
More info, cause info is =
good:
1984 wolfsburg westy, equals power =
steering,
A/C,autotrans
Stock
Last year she got a new exhaust =
and o2 sensor,
mo cat, plugs, rotor, cap, air filter, fuel filter , phos-phree =
coolant, one
new head, new belts, battery, cleaned injecters, yadda =
yadda...
Speedo says 138K
This may grab you-> I =
recently
noticed the green wire to the o2 sens had fallen onto the exhaust and =
burned
the insulation in one spot, I elec taped it to =
reinsulate--heavily so it
would serve as a grommet into the cooling tin above to prevent this =
from
reoccurring. I think the prob existed before she burned , =
and does
exist aft the fix.
I did not spring for plug wires =
yet, but feel
this is not likely causing the sx.
Thanks for loaning me your knoggin!
Jay