Mine have scabs on 'em. Very nice Mark! mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > I think I might of finally found the problem I have been having with > my Vanagon. Tried to drive it to the Monument show on Sunday and it > just wouldn't make it. been having problems with it stuttering and > losing power. didn't seem to make a difference what the weather was > like. previously it only acted up when it was wet outside so I had > assumed it was an electrical problem. It was weird, when it acted up I > could turn the key off and then turn it back on to reset the ECU and > the problem went away for a couple of miles or so. I have been chasing > electrical gremlins for about the past year. Thought I had it narrowed > down to fuel pressure problems. put the guage on it last night and the > fuel pressure was exactly where it was suppose to be. I had cleaned > all the electrical connections on the engine earlier in the week so I > was beginning to give up and was debateing Carbs or Mega squirt. Hmmm. > then I thought to check the vacuum lines one more time. They all > looked fine. then finally I noticed it!!!!!!!!!!! The rubber elbow > that runs between the Air flow meter and the throttle body. It was all > connected so it seemed. after closer inspection, I noticed the elbow > was not on the throttle body as far as it could be. loosened the > clamps and tried to slide it on further. won't go. So, I removed the > air cleaner from its mounting on the body and slid everything over to > where the elbow was on the throttle body all the way. Fired it up and > it sounded better. Time for a test drive. Was able to hit 70 mph > within a half of a mile. Woo Hoo, no more miss. > > > > So to all the Vanagon owners out there. check your elbows!!! >