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• Re: Very cold 2.1l groans in complaint
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 23:29:18 -0600
  > > I saw a program about the coldest inhabited place on earth, > somewhere in > Siberia. The expedition vehicles had to start in temps that reach...
• Isotherm Fridge - was Norcold 0040
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:10:55 -0400
  ...has a "cold plate" (a kind of cold sink) option they call "ASU". http://www.indelmarine.com/frontopened.htm Warren C.
• Re: Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 08:20:58 -0500
  ...Cold Start Problem > > > I've got a cold start problemon a 2.1 engine I need > some help with. > On cold start idle will...
• Re: wakeup call from tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Geer
  Sun, 08 Jan 1995 21:21:26 -0500
  ...and how the heck the cold could affect that, i can't see. maybe somebody > greased everything with the wrong grease and the grease...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:02:35 -0400
  ...Cold Air Intake With what seems to be the easiest horsepower gain, I continuously wonder and search for a good cold air/direct air...
• Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 00:59:42 -0600
  ...If you feel any cold drafts while driving, check out their source. Often the side dash vents can leak cold air if their duct...
• Re: Gary Lee curtain rod?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:04:27 -0700
  ...It seems to me that once some curtain of any reasonable thickness that convective cooling (air next to cold window glass falls toward floor...
• FW: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 May 2010 23:20:12 -0400
  The thermal time switch (TTS) and cold start valve operate complexly independent of the ECU or any other sensors. The switch itself consist of...
• Re: Fridge temps
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Oct 1995 13:19:15 -0400
  ...So far I have only used it on maximum cold, and that was cold enough to freeze soda cans on the top shelf. So...
• Re: Do Westfalia's Hate the Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:19:32 -0700
  ...It just > doesn't like starting in the cold. I have replaced batteries and coil. > The DPO had recently replaced the starter trying to...
• Re: '88 stalls when cold
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Fri, 16 Aug 96 15:17:57 -0500
  ...My '87 all of a sudden stalls when cold and on start up. Needs a bit of gas and some pedal massaging to keep...
• Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:59:27 -0600
  Is that something that Bentley forgot tomention? I've found cold start injectors on 1.9 WBXs intake plenums and scavenged then for use...
• Re: running cool
  Historical mailing list - bill
  Sat, 01 Mar 1997 18:55:27 -0700
  ...Driving >from Phoenix to Flagstaff in a snowstorm my bus started running cold. >Really cold. In Flagstaff the next day it still ran cold...
• re: engine running too cold
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 15:47:54 PDT
  ...engine running too cold > > my 90 carat runs too cold. On days when the temp. outside goes below freezing, > the beast will operate correctly...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
  Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:52:37 -0500
  ...just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF >Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:21:38 -0800 > >Minus 12...
• 2.1L WBX hunts when idling
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:37:01 -0500
  91 Carat - cold start - engine idles at 800 rpm, but boost it to 1000 rpm it begins to hunt up and down from 1000...
• Not starting mistery...
  Historical mailing list - dominic robertson
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 08:34:26 -0500
  Turning the key repeatedly in my '87 Syncro one very cold morning nothing happened. All the lights/batteries seemed to be ok. Next day...
• Re: compression test
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 17:57:53 -0400
  The very soft plugs threads are easy to striped!!! This is the main reason to do a compression test when the engine is cold...
• Re: First cold day- alternate replacement switch
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:32:02 -0600
  ...First cold day > > too many 'its' in this sentence to know what you're talking about, but > yes, the fan switches melt > if left...
• Re: Cold-start up oil issue..a solution
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:30:02 -0700
  ...It is the oil weight of 20 at cold start question. Most engine wear occurs at the first few miles after a cold start...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 12:43:02 -0800
  ...Save yourself brother! Happy cold as friggin' hell (where you are) Friday TJ Hemrick Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:16:54 EST From...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 20:50:52 -0500
  ...This can > be a problem for warm up when it's as cold as it is now because the > recirculated coolant from the heaters...
• Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - instructor
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 13:51:19 -0800
  ...I had an idle problem on cold start but once it warmed up it idled fine. Using the advice of the list I replaced...
• cold problem clues
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 06:44:50 -0500
  In the past few weeks - possibly because of colder weather - my vanagon is running terribly for the first 5 min. or so, when cold...
• Re: oil leaks - was RE: Coolant leak in cold storage
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:27:07 -0500
  ...Coolant leak in cold storage ::: :::Failing Dennis' suggestion of Power steering, look under your rear :::seat for a leaking container that you stashed and...
• Stalls when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:06:06 -0500
  ...My '90 has been having a rough time getting going when it's cold. It starts right up but I have to sit and...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:55:34 -0700
  ...Not quite > the same as a gas cold start valve, but similar. >
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:54:14 -0500
  ...It's cold out there The Vanagon cooing system bypasses the thermostat to send heated coolant to the heaters when their valves are open...
• Re: Cold start tranny squeal...
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 11:24:46 -0500
  Alternator belt? Cold starts drain the battery and the alternator works harder to catch up. Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: anyone know of a source for an oil pan heater ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 20:53:47 -0600
  ...Its pretty cold in New > Mexico this > > time of year., and i plan to be in Taos next winter where its > even > > colder. > > > > TIA...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:33:29 -0700
  ...Cold Air Intake With what seems to be the easiest horsepower gain, I continuously wonder and search for a good cold air/direct air...
• Re: how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Thu, 02 Jan 1997 20:12:54 -0800
  ...You can actually feel the difference in cold shift pressure yourself, unlike engine friction. I used to have a hard shift problem when cold...
• Fridge Fan (inside)
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 19 Aug 1996 08:04:51 +0000
  ...Well, after reading a few posts about how much more efficient fridges are with a little fan inside to ciruculate the cold air, I...
• Re: Creaks in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:04:35 -0700
  ...Creaks in cold weather > Our 85 Vanagon does this also when it gets cold. Not sure if it is the > bushings for the A...
• Re: Propex Installation: An Afterthought
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 09 Dec 1996 21:59:32 -0400
  If that cold air return line is for some sort of internal cooling you could have problems. I'll bet they put that there...
• Re: Block the grill, Re: just how COLD is it where u are..
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 16:32:09 -0500
  On Fri, 16 Jan 2004, zolo wrote: > Reading the hard cold conditions, I remember that cars used to get a cover > for the front...
• Won't start cold
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:41:56 -0400
  ...I'm thinking cold start valve or fifth injector, but I'm not sure how to test either of them or what I should...
• Re: Hot Water Glitch?
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 11:10:58 -0700 (PDT)
  My hot water design isn't intended for super cold climates. Here in California, freeze ups wouldn't be a problem. I camp in...
• Cold Start Mystery
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 19:49:06 -0700
  ...When I start my van cold for the first time of the day, there is just the slightest hesitation before it kicks over. New...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 10:48:09 -0500
  ...A leak here is second to low tire pressure for bad gas mileage.I do this with a cold engine. Just cup your hand...
• Re: Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:38:17 -0600
  ...You can always turn on a heater and dress > for the cold. But over time the interior of the Westy, being colder than a...
• Re: Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:31:03 -0700
  ...Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Torrance, CA John Rodgers wrote: > I have a question! > > What good does a colder thermostat do....except open at a...
• Re: First cold day
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:09:19 -0400
  ...M > >--- "Lastfogel, Darren" <dlastfogel@PLYFORMS.COM> wrote: > >> Today was the first cold morning that we had in Michigan and the first cold >> day in...
• RELIABLE Air Conditioning!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 15 May 2015 17:44:08 -0700
  Is there anyone who has good, cold, reliable air conditioning that has worked for years? If so, how did you achieve that? I supposedly...
• Re: Idle goes to 1,800 in Park
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:02:34 -0700
  ...But I must say, it takes awhile to reach that high from cold. In fact it often dies when I start out cold. > > There...
• oil filter and oil pressure on cold start
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:51:44 PST
  ...On a cold start, the pressure will stay at 0 for about 5 - 8 seconds before rising slowly to its normal level. The oil...
• Re: 1981 flooding issue
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:35:20 -0800
  ...It floods from cold start >or hot if I give it to much gas. Last night it left me stranded so >I must address...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:22:35 +0100
  My own 2 diesel Vanagons, plus any other Vanagon diesel I've driven, really needed the cold start handle - it will start eventually without...
• Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Branstrom
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:56:25 EST
  ...If you think your cold now borrow a friends air-cooled vanagon and drive it for a week (don't forget your ice scraper...
• R 134a pressure specs
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 2 May 2002 09:37:28 -0400
  ...Rick Koller '87 semi westie (not cold) '91 gl (not cold)
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 11:26:55 -0800
  David, If it is cold enough outside you do not have to scrape your winshield. -21F and holding. Mark in AK ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: running poor when cold, OK when warm
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:34:28 -0400
  John, I would check the resistance of the TEMPII sensor when it is cold. Instead of trying to interpolate the chart in the Bentley...
• Re: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 14 May 2004 21:22:05 -0700
  ...For day five and beyond, a super insulated box with dry ice is how we kept things cold on the playa at Burning Man...
• Works OK in AZ was:Strange AC Sighting in MD
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:12:23 -0700
  ...FWIW, my children will ask me to turn down the AC on long trips durring the summer because it gets too cold in the...
• Re: TSII info
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 28 May 2004 16:04:13 -0400
  ...If it fails shorted, the engine won't fire when cold. If it fails open, the engine will start fine when cold but will...
• Re: Vanagon cold weather problems
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 15:59:55 -0700
  ...12/11/95 12:49 PM The last two days in NC have been *cold*. On both cold days I could not start my...
• Re: 81 Vanagon: temperamental start
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:46:14 -0600
  ...How cold does it get out there? I can only guess what the problem is but wanted to throw in my 2 cents when...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:38:10 -0800
  I think the pump was redesigned in the '86 model year, in the A2s, to give the increased idle feature when the cold start...
• Re: diesel vanagon owners - cold start knob -
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Mar 2017 04:32:15 -0500
  err...that's what i meant the cold start knob LOL... karl can you or anyone else shoot me a pic of that knob...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Annie Anderson
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 13:06:31 -0800
  ...Got finished >> clearing windows, turned on headlights, left fan on high 'cause it's >> freezing cold, drive kids to school. Get half a block...