Help! Engine loses power!

#1

Help!

My 1989 water-cooled Vanagon starts up and idles but when put in gear it
only runs about 5 minutes then sputters and will not rev up enough to move
the vehicle.

I've changed the elec fuel pump and the fuel filter and had the gas tank
chemically cleaned.

What should I look into now? I"m stuck in a rural area with no knowledgeable
service.

Thanks in advance.

#2

"Charlie_R" <photographer_NOSPAM_ (AT) intergate (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Help!

My 1989 water-cooled Vanagon starts up and idles but when put in gear it
only runs about 5 minutes then sputters and will not rev up enough to move
the vehicle.

I've changed the elec fuel pump and the fuel filter and had the gas tank
chemically cleaned.

What should I look into now? I"m stuck in a rural area with no knowledgeable
service.

Thanks in advance.

Sounds like the problem I recently had.

It turned out to be the O2 sensor.

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Help! Engine loses power! - 03-07-2004 , 01:50 PM

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