Stalling

2009 VOLKSWAGEN VAN
158,000 MILES • 3.8L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MARK FRIZZELL
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Van always starts fine, but after awhile it starts to bog down, almost shut off. I can pull over turn key off and the restart the van and it does fine. But does this all the time. There are no codes except 02's heater circuit to high.
Any ideas to help narrow this down?
I get a 7.34 on the MAF but does not have one.
Jul 5, 2018 at 11:29 AM
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STRAILER
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This sounds like the catalytic converters are plugging up but to be sure lets run this test .

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter

Please run down this guide and report back.

Cheers, Ken
Jul 6, 2018 at 2:42 PM
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