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• heizung
  Historical mailing list - Hydesmith
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 23:25:55 -0500
  ...they have pretty cold winters in Germany, don't they?< And I say: I've lived in Germany and it will never get as...
• Re: cold starting
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 18:42:24 -0800
  ...It's normally only the first time when its cold that's it giving us the problem. Any ideas? Tony ---------- this is coming to...
• Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:37:51 -0800
  ...I'm talking northern hemisphere here, and by "winter" I mean "cold" and summer, well, not cold. I'll be checking this for the...
• '84 Van Down
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 19:06:58 -0400
  ...Checked hot and cold settings with an old regulator and they are about the same. I had suspected aux. air regulator as idle too...
• Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:30:36 -0400
  ...It doesn't happen when cold; in fact it shifts very well when it is cold. The archives said that shifting usually gets better...
• How Cold Is It? (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 08:52:16 -0800
  I just heard that somewhere in the 'cold zone' a local lake froze over so fast it caught all the frogs trying to jump...
• frequent stalling at startup.. hot or cold...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Fri, 13 May 2005 14:32:54 -0700
  ...doesnt seem to matter if the engine is hot or cold, and doesnt happen every time. It basically acts like it is not getting...
• Re: AC Converting/Procedure/R134A
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:52:17 -0600
  ...It has not leaked any R134a yet--still cold. It was converted in 2003. Last year when I had my '87 syncro westy converted...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are..
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:07:07 -0500
  It's still feel cold, but it seems better than yesterday. aorund -20C today. Was around -30C yesterday in Montreal. Felt like -40 to...
• Re: 20W-50 oil question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 22:16:36 -0700
  ...What I have question about > > is the 20 weight when cold. Especially in winter isn't it too thick? I think > > you answered the...
• Re: crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:00:35 -0700
  ...wrote: > I am in Sedona AZ, warm days, and recently very cold night into the low 30s. > When the van is warm, it starts...
• Re: High altitude starting problem, aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:39:58 -0600
  ...I put a switch on the cold start valve to no effect. Then I put a switch on the fuel pump. I found that...
• Re: COLD START PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! anyone!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:08:49 -0400
  ...no start when cold, and now, no start when hot!!!! Black smoke with heavy hesitation, kind a feel a it's flooded! injecting brake...
• Re: Infrequent symptom: inconsistent power after descending hill
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:08:12 -0700
  ...causing the head and cylinder areas to go cold. Yeah, sorry, that's what I meant. >... with the cold O2 sensor fuel mixture will...
• Help: '89 Vanagon Stutters and Dies after Starting when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 09:02:51 -0500
  Hi, My '89 Vanagon cannot seem to find the right idle speed when the engine is cold. This is especially true when the A...
• Coolant levels in refill tank
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 20:49:10 +0100
  ...its level when cold? In the recent summer weather mine goes from just level with the max mark when cold to half an inch...
• Re: Broken Jack
  Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 20:59:21 -0600
  ...I wonder if the cold has something to do with it?! All three times were during getting stuck in snow/ice - warm jack from...
• Re: 50 cents to fix the AFM
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 15:55:49 -0500
  ...at speed after about an hour of continuous driving, generally in cold weather.) I installed the capacitor, and it seems to run smoother and...
• Re: Fridge Help?? won't light when cold outside??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 08:12:31 -0700
  > Doug Alcock wrote: > >it was about 3 degrees celsius/39 degrees fahrenheit last weekend --- > >and maybe it was too cold for the fridge to...
• Re: expansion tank air OK if engine runs cool?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 07:21:19 -0800
  ...Open the cap COLD and replace the air with coolant. You could let the air out under pressure when hot, letting the expansion tank...
• 2.1 new sensor and still no cold idle ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 10 May 2007 17:24:06 -0700
  ...It idles fine when warmed up for a few minutes, but won't keep idleing when I start it cold. I had one response...
• Re: TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:43:49 +0000
  Year = 1988 Model = Camper GL Tires = Michelin XCA Size = 205/75 x 14 Load rating = its 107 or 109 PSI Cold Empty=50/50...
• Re: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 3 May 2010 23:53:28 -0700
  ...In cold weather (nights, mornings) under a certain ambient > temperature > (Bentley shows this and how to test one), it activates the cold start > valve...
• Re: Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:10:32 -0700
  ...Van Stalls Easily when totally cold. > Lately, our westy has exhibited difficulty maintaining its idle in the > first > minute or so of cold running...
• Re: Fridge temps
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 16:12:09 -0400
  ...be on a 90 degree day? > >How cold can you get the fridge interior (at maximum cold)? At what >outide temp? > >Thanks a bunch...
• Re: '90 Westy 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:05:08 -0400
  ...Tuesday, October 10, 2000 7:50 PM Subject: '90 Westy 2nd gear > Hey everybody, > With the cold weather we've been having here in...
• Re: Warm Off Idle Stumble Part Two -- Some Improvement
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 11:14:16 -0600
  ...I also find that mine gives me the most problems when it is just coming off the cold start circuit, when the temp needle...
• Re: [Syncro] re: Auxiliary heating of a Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 23:03:28 -0800
  ...The coldest I have camped is 23 degrees (F). That was in Utah. I have not camped in sustained cold--several days/nights. My...
• Re: Tough to start on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:50:39 -0600
  ...In winter valleys were colder, hillsides warm. After > all, the colder the air, the more dense the air, the more dense, the > heavier, the...
• Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:50:49 -0700
  ...Its viscosity is too high for cold start in cold winter mornings. That's what I have doubt in mind about 20W-50 oil...
• Re: Cold Weather Coolant Puddle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:36:26 -0800
  ...To my cold weather list members, is this a recurring problem? > What > > should > > I look to do to fix the problem. Thanks. > > Jamie Auch...
• Re: Trip Report. I-5 Portland to So Cal.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 22:47:13 -0800
  ...Temperatures >> I't cold to very cold all over the west coast, near freezing to well below >> in many area. >> > > A little known black...
• Re: Fw: Ques: squeak under passenger seat.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 13:22:16 GMT
  Both of mine do this (86 with 160k miles, 88 with 90k miles) and only in cold weather. - Frank >I too have this only...
• Re: Coolant Leak, Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Betsy Webb
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 17:57:00 -0400
  ...Drove it from San Diego > > (Warm) to the high desert (cold) this weekend. In the mornings, I > > noticed a small coolant leak. Back here...
• Re: '90 Westy 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 19:40:23 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88GL Driver with Redline MT90 in the manual tranny Michael David Korsak wrote: > Hey everybody, > With the cold weather we've been...
• Re: Heater front dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:37:09 +0000
  My '87 has cold air vents. My earlier Porsches also had them. You can keep the passenger cabin nice and toasty and have a...
• Re: Creaks in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 15:50:01 -0500
  Our 85 Vanagon does this also when it gets cold. Not sure if it is the bushings for the A arm, or the shock...
• Re: no heat
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:35:18 -0800
  ...The cooling capacity will vary based on the proportion of water to antifreeze, but not enough to make the heater run cold! I'd...
• Re: Cold Weather Camping Question (Dave's disertation on cold weather issues)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 02:12:43 -0500
  Dave C. : I am humbled by your dissertation and will store it in my personal archives for future reference. I always assumed my synthetic...
• Re: '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich??? ideas??
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:56:57 -0400
  ...some when cold, some only when cold, some only when hot.... faulty distributor are also a commun problem... Cheers, Ben http://www.benplace.com...
• Not cold in Maine (AC that is)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 10:31:12 -0400
  During a recent trip my R134A conversion (been working for 3 years) quit blowing cold. I shut it off for the rest of the...
• Re: Transmission suddenly slipping
  Historical mailing list - s kraning
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:09:19 -0400
  ...chris Just to clarify,the ATF registers about 1.5" above the full mark on the stick when hot or cold. Also. when you...
• Re: Reduced Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:20:41 -0500
  ...That's why I use 5W 50 when it's really cold out. When I first start up (cold engine) it thinks the oil...
• 85gl 1.9 running rch with the cold snap plugs black ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:09:11 -0800
  ...any ways we have just got a cold snap here started van idled in the drive way turned it off after 5 mins last...
• Re: Cold Start Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 06:59:33 -0500
  ...Cold Start Mystery > > > > OK Vanagonites, here's another mystery: > > When I start my van cold for the first time of the day, > > there is...
• Re: cold start strategies
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 16:58:26 -0800
  ...Not surprisingly, although it was a first, the vanagon would not > > start, not even with the help of a neighbors running truck. > > > > This cold...
• Re: digifant ecu chip
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 19:10:32 -0500
  ...reference to "...fellow listee Budd Premack, who brought a > lot of cold, icy, snowy miserable weather to Southern > Illinois with him a couple of...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:14:30 EST
  ...the head gaskets may be leaking as well, but in very cold weather there's evidently enough shrinkage between the metal and the rubber...
• Re: oh, what the heck ... how cold is it?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 11:14:00 -0500
  ...edu (Joel Walker) writes: >well, it's almost Friday anyway ... > > HOW COLD IS IT? > > An annotated thermometer in degrees F. > > 60 - Californians put on...
• Sliding side door stuck...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 95 08:27:04 CST
  ...Whenever, the weather turns colder after a warm spell or the cold is combined with high humidity, the sliding door on the van seals...
• Re: D'OH (metic) fridge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Sep 1997 23:24:41 UT
  ...You need to fill the fridge to hold the cold. An empty fridge will immediatey dump all the cold air upon opening the door...
• Hot engine, cold radiator
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 10:14:38 -0400
  ...Engines running hot (about 3/4 of the gauge) but the radiator is cold. I've bled it twice, no help. No evidence of...
• Re: just how COLD is IT??? was Re: New to Me vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 23:25:37 +0100
  Could be that Wolfy just pissed his pants due to being so damn cold!! RSF PS. It is Friday here! Whoooopppeeee!!! IMPORTANT!!! In order...
• Re: Fresh Water Sources
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:52:44 -0800
  larry, how do you keep the water from freezing in cold weather?? Or is this not a problem as you keep the bus warm...
• Re: 215/70 R14: Cold Tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:31:34 -0800
  ...what have you found to be the best cold tire pressure? _______________________________________________________________________ I sent Kumho my GVWR numbers per axle and they recommended 38 psi...
• idle problem
  Historical mailing list - jerry baldwin
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 11:55:28 -0500
  ...On the trip down in cold weather the van would kick buck and sometimes stall when I'd down shift. I had the temp...
• Re: Trip Report. I-5 Portland to So Cal.
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 23:13:53 -0330
  ...Temperatures > > I't cold to very cold all over the west coast, near freezing to well > below > > in many area. > > > > A little known black...
• '81 Westy Cold Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - RRR RRR
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 19:21:43 -0800
  ...Runs like a dog when cold, it idles fine, but acts like it's running out of gas, or the ignition is shutting down...
• Re: Heat front dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 00:11:11 -0600
  ...I put tape over my fresh air intake behind the grill in winter months it blocks the cold air. Stan Wilder 83 Air Cooled...
• Re: Cold Start RPM question - 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 22:25:00 -0400
  ...Once I fix it, the van started like a charm when cold, however the motor started surging after the warming up. I am still...