

| Subject: | Rough idle poor mileage 85 westfalia |
| From: | mark scarborough |
| Date: | Sun, 15 Oct 2000 19:16:11 +0000 |
I had a factory rebuilt 2.1L installed, replacing my perfectly running 1.9L about 8000 miles ago. The old engine had developed low oil pressure after 165000 miles. The new engine has run generally OK except for a "bucking" condition when coasting while in-gear. This happens at about 1200-1500 rpm no matter which gear I am in. Another glitch started about 2 weeks ago (about 2 weeks after a $400 tune-up at the dealer). When the engine is cold, it idles very rough-say 500-800 rpm- and invariably dies unless I blip the throttle. When the engine warms to normal operating temperature, the idle unsteadily oscillates between about 1000-1300 rpm. Along about this time, fuel mileage dropped from about 18+ mpg to about 16 mpg. Anyone have any suggestions? Mark
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