Reply to: RE: '89 Vanagon 10 years of Curiosities and =
Observations
Michael:
> It stumbles away from =
a stop (again with the
>pedal feathering =
to keep it running) except now it bogs down =
if you give it
>too much gas and only =
accelerates when you find the "sweet =
spot" with the
>gas pedal.
>
>By =
the way, this condition is intermittent =
and totally unreproduceable at my
>mechanic's =
place. It seems to happen on damp nights =
more than any other
>time, but has =
happened in all temps, humidity and seasons.
I =
too am suffering with this. There is poor =
power/acceleration at low rpmin first gear =
but a power surge when I approach 2000 rpm. =
Its awful with the AC running. If I accelerate =
prior to releasing the clutch (which I know =
is bad for my clutch!) just to have a quicker =
start in heavy city traffic its usually =
a little better but occasionally I can't =
get it out of this condition until I've =
gained momentum/speed. My gas mileage stinks =
(16.5 hiway) and many have said to replace =
the O2 sensor, which I intend to do, but =
I'm hoping the two problems might be related =
and solved with the O2. Any comments from =
the list?
>
>
>4) Gas quality =
seems to have a big effect on the tractibility =
of the
>vanagon.
Just had a long =
conversation with my brother last night =
who is a hot-shot GM mechanic. He told me =
to buy only gas from AMOCO this summer as =
apparently there are only two gas pipe lines =
that service the midwest. Apparently on =
the non-Amoco line they didn't properly =
clean the pipeline between diesel and gas =
shipments and its fouling GM vehicles all =
over the midwest. He told me he had worked =
on lots of nearly brand new vehicles with =
clogged FI and that this problem is being =
experienced all over the upper midwest. =
FYI
>
>5) I have whistles from =
air leaks at the top of the door frames. =
Any good
>remedy besides playing with =
the heating and ventilation controls. I =
believe
>the whistles come form an excess =
of air pressure forcing its way OUT.
I =
have this same problem on my 89 but in my =
case its the weatherstripping around the =
windows. I need to replace that (next summer!) =
but just live with it now.
Jim Fritz
91 Passat Wagon =
GL
89 Westy
66 Beetle