[tcb] Re: Vanagon owners - problems with stumbling idles??? (fix)
- From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:19:32 -0500
Yeah I know.
Not a lot you can do about it.
mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> When mine is running right it only gets around 18-20 miles per gallon.
> It is a 5400 pound vehicle with a small engine.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:43:27 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Vanagon owners - problems with stumbling idles??? (fix)
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> Oh yeah!
> Now if I could just improve the horrid gas mileage. ;-)
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> mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> Cool, Ready for a road trip now.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Texas Coalition of Buses" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:20:19 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [tcb] Vanagon owners - problems with stumbling idles??? (fix)
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> I've been tracking down a stumbling idle problem ever since we bought
> our van a couple of months ago.
> Well, I finally fixed the problem.
> I did a tune up last Saturday and have driven it a bunch since
> then, and
> I can say now, it runs awesome!
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> New parts:
> O2 sensor
> Distributor Cap
> Rotor
> Spark Plugs (NGK BP6ET) - Awesome!
> Spark Plug Wires - Bosch Ultra Premium
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> What really did it was the plug wires I think.
> No stumbling, no cutting out.
> Lots of acceleration, smooth power.
> I love it when this kind of thing works out.
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