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• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 09:32:38 -0700
  ...The amount of "cold" contained in that > > cold air is a tiny tiny tiny fraction of the amount of cold "stored" in > > the food...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 12:54:14 -0700
  On 2 Jan , 2016, at 12:15 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > When cold at startup (like now) the gauge reads 70 - 75 psi. I...
• Re: rear heater ETC
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:27:00 -0700
  ...Your comment about the heater going cold before the engine overheats sounds to me like there is air in the system. That has happened...
• Cold idle dies
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:40:29 -0400
  84 Vanagon At cold start, idles fine until I first touch the gas, then dies. Problem dissappears when engine is warm. Educate me, please...
• '87 Westy shudders at idle
  Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 22:39:47 EDT
  ...I had a new muffler put on and it immediately began to shudder at cold idle. It seems ok once I run it for...
• COLD air vents!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 00:30:32 -0600
  Fellow Vanagonites, Does anyone, have an idea of how to shut down the artic blast coming from the cold air vents on the dash...
• Re: slow auto shifting in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:29:15 +0000
  Hi Clarance, I have a '91 MV and a '90 DoKa, both are autos and the shift time cold to hot is nearly the...
• Insulated pop top sleeve / cold weather boot/ heating/ insulation
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:21:29 -0700
  ...I have been looking for any ideas on a "cold boot" for the top and here Robin is over in Germany buying a factory...
• Slow starter when warm
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:31:35 -0400
  My starter in my '84 manual transmission westy works fine when the motor is cold, but after extended driving it turns the hot motor...
• Re: TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:45:31 -0400
  ...appx 1600 at 40psi > PSI cold F/R empty: 35/35 > PSI cold F/R loaded:40/40 > > -- > Chris S. > "Beware the Subie Vultures"
• Re: Low idle, hard cold starting
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:12:33 -0500
  ...Low idle, hard cold starting > >Hey all, > >I have another exasperating cold start/idle problem with my '84 1.9. Cold >starts hard, with...
• Re: 20W-50 oil question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 00:47:28 -0400
  What I said was, in winter, I use 5W 50 (the engine thinks it has 5 weight in it when cold). Mike David Kao...
• Re: Cold defrost/warm heat 1.9wbx
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:11:38 -0500
  ...It > was very cold outside, -20c or about -4f, and very windy. The van never > got very warm even with the heat and defrost...
• Re: manual thermostat / heaterflap control?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:04:24 -0500
  I live in northern Maine and in extreme cold, the flaps wouldn't remain in the full open position. The engine would be running...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:54:00 -0400
  ...wrote: > >> 2.1 WBX already uses a high flow filter and cold air intake >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Mar 27, 2015, at 12...
• Re: Cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 14:18:56 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: Re: Cold start valve Depends on the version of Digifant harness. In later years...
• Clutch trouble in cold weather??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:26:58 -0500
  ...The weather turned cold here in Toronto yesterday --- dropping to -15 Celsius (around 0 Fahrenheit). When I went to start my 84 Westy after...
• What are symptoms of a bad auxillary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:03:12 -0700
  ...I have stalling at cold engine. When it is very well warmed up,it will idle ok.Bad gas mileage and getting worse. Could...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:15:52 -0700
  ...How does thicker oil pump up a lifter quicker in an icy cold engine? ORR told us: > If you Switch to a 10 or...
• Re: Trip Report. I-5 Portland to So Cal.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 17:31:54 -0800
  ...Will probably stay on I-5/99 and go into DV from the south, 395 down through to DV is very cold right now...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 12:23:04 -0700
  ...In my initial post, and a couple after that, I said >that the van only has the cold start problem at the first start...
• Re: Syncro/Weekender questions
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 11:37:27 -0800
  My westy is not a syncro but also has the sticky 2nd gear when cold. Shifts normal when warm. I'll change the fluid...
• Re: Compression Test on Aircooled 1600
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 06:43:15 -0800
  On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Phil Marston wrote: > Some quick pointers please about compression testing. > > 1 - Should the engine be hot or cold when...
• Coolant Seepage
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:12:29 -0400
  ...It is only there when the van is cold (very cold). I have not noticed any drops on the ground YET; just a thin...
• 1987 syncro cold start high idle
  Historical mailing list - BUSNUT
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 16:28:30 -0500
  ...Starts right up, no matter how cold, idle is very high about 2500 rpm until she gets warm then idle drops to below 1000...
• Idle Problems when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 10:50:51 -0400
  My van recently started to stumble on idle when cold sometimes to the point of stalling. When decellerating and putting in the clutch the...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Dies when hot.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:39:24 -0700
  A lot of runs good in one state (cold or hot) and not in the other goes back to the temp2 sender. This has...
• Vanagon cold weather problems
  Historical mailing list - David Rankin
  Mon, 11 Dec 95 13:44:41 -0500
  The last two days in NC have been *cold*. On both cold days I could not start my bus. I took the battery out...
• Cold start
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:40:51 -0400
  Hi all, A couple of days ago there was a question about a part number for a cold start valve or sensor. I must...
• How many Cold Crank Amps??
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:46:34 -0400
  ...The 85 GL has some trouble starting in the cold and think I've traced it back to a crappy battery. By the time...
• Re: Compression test - cold vs hot?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:00:49 -0700
  ...ie cold. After the dry test you would squirt some oil into the cylinder and check it again. Any differences could be chalked up...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:10:37 -0700
  ...Folk here >> would probably call Siberia's winters cold. It's a safe bet that >> whenever >> someone calls their winters cold, someone who lives...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 10:02:47 -0800
  ...So at cold start the thermostat should be closed and slowly open as engine warms up, right? IF it was stuck open while the...
• crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:58:56 -0700
  I am in Sedona AZ, warm days, and recently very cold night into the low 30s. When the van is warm, it starts and...
• Re: cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 30 May 2000 06:33:37 -0700
  ...cold start problem hi! since 2-3 week, my west is hard to start when the engine is cold. it do that half of...
• Re: AC convert
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:36:42 -0400
  ...It blows acceptably cold (sorry I don't have the temperature numbers) ... cold enough freeze up on humid days ... but I'm considering changing...
• Re: Pulled out my stock fridge - now my faucet doesn't work...??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:51:02 -0700
  ...I understand I'm making my fridge more efficient by storing many more BTUs of cold per cc in my 3.5-litre water...
• Re: Cold steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:33:33 -0400
  At 08:45 PM 3/18/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >cold winter day that plastic material sucks the heat out of my fingers...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:01:37 -0500
  ...the head gaskets may be leaking as well, but in very cold weather there's evidently enough shrinkage between the metal and the rubber...
• Westy battery cable
  Historical mailing list - Ian Heier
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 02:36:30 -0500
  ...Around 4 weeks ago at work after a really cold night (I work nights), I had trouble starting it, figuring it was the cold...
• Question To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:57:54 -0800
  ...To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled TTS sense air temp below the plenum to have the cold start valve function on start...
• Re: antifreeze leak in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:28:33 -0500
  Just another thought, In addition to the many hoses that can leak more in the bitter cold perhaps the heads could be checked to...
• Re: heater vs fan
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 00:47:42 CST
  ...on (with >the above slider settings), cold air simply blasts out of these vents. >Are they cold-air-only? Is something broken? Am I...
• 91 runs rough cold
  Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 19:16:52 -0500 (EST)
  ...his 91 vanagon running very rough while it's cold. It starts right up and then for the next fifteen minutes or so - before...
• Re: NEED HELP Olympian Catalytic heater installation
  Historical mailing list - Bill Protzek
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 04:42:21 -0800
  ...In the coldest weather, all I expect the heater to do is to keep the chill off the interior. As a rule the vans...
• No idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - jm
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 23:03:28 -0400
  My 91 carat has developed a problem that it woll not idle when cold...I have to warm it up for a few minutes...
• slow auto shifting in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 03:47:20 -0500
  ...I have noticed that as the weather gets colder the automatic transmission takes longer to go thru the gears finally shift into high. Is...
• Re: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 14 May 2004 21:57:45 -0700
  ...I just want a cold beer. > Stan's idea sounds like the winner. For day five and beyond, a super >insulated box with dry...
• Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:58:03 -0600
  ...My 87 Syncro GL has been less than generous with the heat > making for a cold ride to work and even colder one home...
• Re: front heater problems 85'
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 05:48:58 EST
  ...That cold air going through the air flow sensor is prolly what's screwing up my idle at "cold" start. Now there a cold...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:11:22 -0800
  Yup I got tired of the stuff myself, but I still get a chuckle when folks around here whine about how cold it is...
• Re: [Vwdiesel] Question on Leaking Diesel Pump - Cold Start Lever - HELP!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 21:05:52 -0800
  ...There are two o-rings under the cold start lever that take just a few minutes to replace once the injection pump is off...
• Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Won't Start in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 13:59:27 -0500
  ...Sometimes the piston return springs get loose in cold weather. wink, G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett www.bulley-hewlett.com AIM = IExplain4u +1.919...
• Re: Gearing up for cross-country!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 16:25:54 -0700
  ...THAT is >what cold means. > > And who is nuts here? *L* I KNOW what cold is. We had one night this past winter here...
• Re: Oil light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 20:26:16 -0500
  ...I also used 15w40 Rotella in everything until the dry start rattles in hot weather and the resistance to crankshaft turning in cold weather...
• Re: What's to cold to camp?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Thu, 22 May 2008 08:46:57 -0400
  ...How cold will this get > in the van? I have one of those Coleman CAT heaters but I won't run > it overnight, only...
• Re: Idle control valve and very cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:35:22 -0800
  ...Idle control valve and very cold weather? > > > > It the idle control valve prone to problems during cold weather? I >> replaced mine with a new...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter? The Reasons!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:25:39 -0500
  Syncros and automatics seem to be particularly effected but increased fuel consumption during colder weather is normal for a number of reasons. Cold weather...
• Re: cryogenic parts treatment
  Historical mailing list - John Langowski
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 06:45:44 -0600
  ...www.badgercryogenics.qpg.com See the link on automotive engines. > could you be referring to the cold treatment of steel alloys (particularly > stainless alloys...
• Re: Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 17:44:03 -0600
  ...it's cold in Chicago too.