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My 1986 volkswagon vanagon drives then sputters (loses power) then stalls.

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It sounds like a fuel supply problem. Check and/or replace the fuel filter. Also check the fuel line for damage, kinks or swelling.

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Steve Allison

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  • Posted on Jan 30, 2010

SOURCE: The battery died in my van. I replaced the

This may be caused by the idle air control sticking.
BTW, warming up a modern vehicle for the sake of the engine is not good; driving it off gently will bring it up to operating temperature more quickly and reduce wasted fuel. The engine just shouldn't be operated at high revs right away.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 23, 2010

SOURCE: My 1986 ford ranger 2.9 v6 engineafter driving for

Yes there are two (2) fuel pumps on these pickups, one low pressure one in the tank that gets the fuel to the high pressure pump which is in the inside of the drivers frame rail beneath the cab towards the front of the cab.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 08, 2011

SOURCE: 1986 Ram 50: Engin and carburator sputter and lose power when g...

i have an 86 dodge ram 50 that sputters when i step on gas going up hill after it warms up ive changed the gasket twice with no luck solving problem it runs fine in neutral but in gear under a load it sputters

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 14, 2012

SOURCE: 1999 Toyota Camry runs good idling, but put in drive it loses power and sputters

Let me ask you this,does the check engine light stay on while the car is running and if so this could indicate that a senor is bad. If so you can have a scan put on it to find the problem. If not then a full tuneup may be in order. You said in your post that the plugs looked fine,remember when hot they could still be breaking down causing the miss......giverrr a full tune up...........hope this helps and good luck and please rate this post

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