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• Re: Oil Filters, huh??
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 21:55:22 -0700
  ...I started with Mobil 1 15w50 and noticed an immediate reduction in lifter noise from several minutes at cold start to a few seconds...
• Re: Idle issues...
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 15:09:05 -0800
  ...On a hunch, I asked > them to set the valve lash to zero, cold, per Boston Bob's > instructions for the big valve engine...
• Re: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:44:19 -0700
  ...but the A/C was still blowing cold air. AFAIK the only high pressure "safety" valve in the A/C system is the solder...
• Re: Propex heaters on sale, new model coming!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:35:22 -0700
  ...d in valve is there "just-in-case". Steven --- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > Folks if you do winter (or cold weather) camping...
• Re: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 6 Nov 2016 12:32:17 -0800
  ...after 24 hours with a cold engine, when engine starts, if you shut if off right away is it consistently hard to start again...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 15:05:40 +0000
  ...problem becomes how to start the > engine without doing > undue damage to the bearings using 20w50 oil at cold start up > in low > temperature...
• Re: Fridge, keeps blowing out and backfires durring ignition
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:26:29 -0700
  ...My fridge keeps blowing out, �hard starts sometimes and some back firing.. I had it out and did the valve upgrade.. It seems to...
• Re: Help Losing Idle!(still)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 13:09:18 -0600
  ...a cold engine. Matt, here's more. Warm your engine thoroughly with ISV connected. Shut the engine down, disconnect the ISV, start the engine...
• Intermittent Miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:03:07 -0500
  ...connector Compression tests great Adjusted valve clearance per Bentley Manual The engine starts and runs great when cold. After 2-3 minutes, it randomly...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:23:12 -0800
  ...http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/VW/VWfuelpumpswitch.jpg (The other two switches control the cold start valve....) Richard
• Re: Compression? (PSI)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 18:39:35 -0400
  ...very steady cloud of smoke (fuel) at cold start...everything was swaped (distributor, OS, idle valve, control box, AFM...) with another good working van...
• Re: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 12:31:16 -0700
  ...Hit the switch and the engine started right up. It ran > a bit rough - I expected that - it had been sitting a while. Valves...
• Re: High Idle, Setting the timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 23:20:43 -0600
  ...1) keeps the idle speed up on a cold start so the engine doesn't stall. When the engine warms up, the ECU cuts...
• Re: Help with starting problem.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 08:40:26 -0400
  ...They do tend to run rich on cold starts. Could be valve-related. A collapsed lifter could prevent the exhaust valve from opening. Any...
• Re: Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:57:13 -0500
  ...Allow to get cold for a cold start. Start engine, ISV should kick up rpm to 1000-1200 rpm and then drop back to...
• Re: fwd: Re: Re.: Hot Start Phase II
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 16:04:21 CDT
  ...It wants to run, and starts fine >cold but still takes three 8 second cranks of the key before it will >fire. You mentioned...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:09:21 -0400
  ...For hot start problems, make sure your injectors are not leaking after you shut down (including your cold start injector - it shouldnt run at...
• Re: '88 engine knock diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:21:58 -0400
  ...hose connection, nothing serious. Cold compression > seems > ok (first stroke 90-100 tops at 140-150 for all 4). Starts and idles fine > with...
• Brain Death
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 19:31:47 -0500
  ...No sticking cold start valve, no bad thermo-time switch, AFM checks good, etc. Only thing I can come to is that the ECU...
• Re: Fire Investigation Type IV engine
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:28:41 +0100
  ...I've never seen an 80-83 Air Cooled distribution > manifold without this tree mounted under the cold start valve. > #2) The Magnesium fan...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - Richard Hotchkiss
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:37:48 -0400
  ...Easy way to check is to start the engine cold and turn on the AC, if you don't hear the radiator fan then...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 13:58:49 -0800
  ...The starter wiring is fine. It spins real good with the thinner oil. Only spun slower when dead cold w/15w40. NEil. On 10...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:34:12 -0700
  Hey Neil, maybe you should check your starter wiring. I used to run 15W40 in the 1987 (486,000 km!) and then the 1990...
• Re: Auto Tech Computer disk for Vanagon- Any good?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 20:07:14 -0500
  ...It even made reference to a PCV valve, an EGR valve, and a cold start valve and we all know that an '85 doesn...
• Re: [BP] BRRR 28 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 17:45:29 -0800
  ...freeze tonight.. >> What??? >> Nice drive today, but gassing up was a cold event every time upper >> 30's and windy >> 2 1/2 tanks...
• Re: warm up time - a contrarian's view! (longish)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 13:01:57 -0800
  ...backflow valve and high-pressure bypass valve) oil starvation experienced by the engine in the first 10-30sec after startup in a cold morning...
• AFM resistor surface & idle valve opening
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 18:54:51 -0500
  Greetings to All! I'm still hunting down the cause of my poor cold idle - but getting closer thanks to your help. A couple...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:19:00 -0400
  ...Could you elaborate on that? > > Zero valve lash cold was Bob Donalds' spec for his big valve engine. I > don't know enough about...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 23:04:05 -0700
  ...COLD at the shop on propane. �I > brought her home and tried to fire up the fridge on propane this > afternoon. (Yes, the valve...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:15:31 -0700
  ...I got it back, it has developed a problem when cold. Today I start the van, let it idle about a minute and back...
• Valve lifter noise solution.
  Historical mailing list - jack
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 22:24:10 -0500
  ...Athough I changed oil and filters every 30k, my lifters became noiser and noiser at cold start and took longer each time to warm...
• Re: Leaky rear heater---Autozone Loan-a-Tool program
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 21 May 2020 23:30:26 +0000
  ...release valve) is included.  I didn't quite know what pressure to pump it up to....I used 10 PSI to start with...since...
• Re: Emissions failure Nox
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:06:10 -0400
  ...Look for leaks, loose clamps, bad gaslets, bad cold start aux air regulator valve, etc. Any air that enters your engine that doesn't...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 08:04:36 -0400
  ...Much better >low end grunt and cold starts. I would like to pull the valve covers and >check to see if any of the...
• Re: fuel system questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 19:50:05 -0500
  ...pardon if I'm missing someone) for great help on my cold start > problem. I'm underway with your advice and making some progress...
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:15:59 -0400
  Gina, I've had that problem too, the VW dealer found that I had too large a voltage drop at the starter because of...
• Re: Running cold...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 19:31:47 -0500
  ...gasketed upper valve disk to ensure there is no bypass until it starts to open. This is very important in colder climates. As for...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Woes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 16:16:00 -0600
  ...method of starting. > 1. outside master gas value on > 2. inside gas/12v/110v switch to gas > 3. inside gas valve on (|) > 4. pump...
• Re: Some basic TypeIV engine help, please
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:26:48 -0700
  ...You can check the valve rocker clearance to make sure you have .006 cold clearance. Also make sure that the engine is not overfilled...
• UPDATE: High Idle
  Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:11:23 -0500
  ...the tranny to cause the idle drop...Also when its cold/first start if i dont pull the hose from the intake tube it...
• Re: 91 Carat - Auto Tranny - 2.1L WBX - RPM Hunting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:29:54 -0500
  ...It hunts up and down. >> >> Today, I disconnected the O2 sensor, started the engine. On a cold >> start, engine started rough, but did run...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:12:29 -0500
  ...Since the #1 intake runner was getting warm I started there. I removed the rocker cover and there was the intake valve spring lying...
• Re: Hard Starting Cold and Hot
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:40:55 -0500
  ...am having hard >> starting problems with when the engine is cold and when it is hot. >> When cold it starts readily but the idle...
• Re: '87 Westy stalling when cold
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 21:16:11 -0700
  ...Unless I keep my foot on the gas after starting it, the engine > will stall until it warms up. After it's warm, if...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:34:06 -0600
  ...starting. > > > > I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air > distributor > > to let it dry out, disabled the cold start valve...
• Re: Clarified: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:45:40 -0300
  You start from a cold state and in an elevated right front corner vehicle position. The reason is to allow the air (both in...
• Re: How long does it take your Vanagon to warm up
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 15 May 2005 08:25:20 -0500
  ...stalling quite often right after it starts.. > doesnt > seem to matter if the engine is hot or cold, and doesnt happen every > time. > It...
• Re: Alt. Oilfilters 1:st oilchange
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 20:35:39 -0800
  ...During a cold start, when the temp is low and the oil is thick, it will not transverse the filter elements very much..which...
• Re: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 14:00:55 -0500
  ...Hit the switch and the engine started right up. It ran > a bit rough - I expected that - it had been sitting a while. Valves...
• The Mystery Machine saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 08:40:42 -0500
  ...Also even in the coldest Minnesota mornings it would start right up. Turn the key, the starter would spin the engine for just a...
• Re: Subject: Oil gallery plugs poping
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 20:57:59 -0700
  ...valve for proper operation. If it is stuck or "hung" in the bore your engine oil pump will develop tremendous pressure on cold start...
• Re: The Dreaded Emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:57:16 -0400
  ...just the cold engine. So today I drove it until > it was completely at operating temp quick thoughts on where to start > or what...
• Re: '81 Has 13 MPG--last mo. 18 MPG???
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:35:03 -0500
  ...I am running original injectors, newer thermo time switch and cold start valve. I also notice a very slight jerky acceleration, together with equal...
• Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:06:13 -0400
  ...to get cold, (actually, it absorbs the heat). The expanded gas then returns to the suction port of the compressor to start the cycle...
• Re: Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Dawson
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:10:49 -0400
  ...Allow to get cold for a > cold start. Start engine, ISV should kick up rpm to 1000-1200 rpm and > then drop back to...
• Re: charge batter in the vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 15:00:48 -0600
  ...Cold > Start problem) > >Why do I blame my van for things that are my fault? I inadventantly left my >seat heater on and it...
• Re: '81 Lifter? HYD LIFTERS IN GENERAL
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 00:07:49 -0400
  ...they will start to tap and be incureable, the '78's were not dirty upon dissasembly, and hold pressure with cold oil bled on...
• Re: Leaky rear heater---Autozone Loan-a-Tool program
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Thu, 21 May 2020 17:30:42 -0700
  ...release valve) is included. I didn't quite know what pressure to pump it up to....I used 10 PSI to start with...since...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:28:17 -0700
  ...my > engine after starting and restart to get the blinking light to go off. This > gets worse as it gets colder to the point...
• Re: Compression? (PSI)
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:22:56 -0400
  ...very steady cloud of smoke >>(fuel) at cold start...everything was swaped (distributor, OS, idle valve, >>control box, AFM...) with another good working van...