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• Re: Rough Cold Start
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:14:58 -0500
  Keith, Glad I could help, but I think you jinxed me! ;-) Coldest day of the year and my truck decides not to hold an...
• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 07:50:56 MDT
  ...185 R14 C 6PR, Front 39, Rear 48, Cold OR 205/70 R14-97 R, Reinforced, Front 30, Rear 40, Cold Mine is a...
• Re: LP gas question--does this happen to you?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:50:46 -0700
  ...Up here were on a longitude slightly north of Goose Bay, Canada, and it gets pretty cold up on the moors. I friend of...
• Propex Installation: An Afterthought
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 09 Dec 1996 14:56:58 -0500
  ...I think you can avoid cutting a second hole in the face of your rear seat kickpanel by not installing the cold air return...
• Re: CNN - New system allows icy cold vehicle to heat up in seconds - March 5, 1999
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 18:58:38 -0600
  ...CNN - New system allows icy cold vehicle to heat up in seconds - March 5, 1999 >Is the the system that is in the navigator...
• Re: pts for sale
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 22:26:07 -0400
  > I have a new never installed front heater core asking ($100) get it in > before the cold weather starts > Bus Depot price (sorry ron...
• Re: [Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 20:03:11 MST
  ...engine cold. > > Start engine. Run for 5 - 10 seconds. Feel exhaust manifold where it comes > off the head. Should be warm to hot. If...
• Transmission Additives for stop leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mendonca
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 09:41:20 -0800
  ...We are having transmission leak problems on our 88 Vanagon when it is cold. It seems to only leak when the engine is cold...
• Re: 87 westy ac refrigerant
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 11:40:39 -0500
  > think it took about 5 cans to get the system to cycle and blow cold air. Larry, Did it take a very long time...
• Re: clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:54:04 -0800
  the seals in your clutch master cylinder or slave cylinder are cold too. They contract and don't work as well. I'm not...
• Re: Coolant light keeps blinking when it's really cold.
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 15:46:26 -0500
  ...happen when coolant level was borderline low, it would flash when cold but as soon as the engine warmed a bit the coolant would...
• Temp guage reading low and spirratic coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:33:15 -0700
  ...The temperature guage NEVER rises more than 1/8" above the white cold zone on the left. From other posts i've seen, this...
• cold weather shifting, was: Re: Tom's genital defect
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 11:45:33 -0600
  ...self employed!) the very good fix for the stiff tranny in cold weather is synthetic gear oil. About $15 worth if I remember right...
• Racing idle in the cold (1995 2.2)
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:39:53 -0500
  ...In past cold weather, I've had this recurring problem of the idle sticking at 2000 rpm. Again, *Modesto* is a 1982 Westy (air...
• Re: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 May 2004 22:29:41 -0500
  ...I always just carried an ice chest because every you open the fridge door all the cold drops out. Might try something like a...
• Re: cold idling, stalling problems, fixed! Battery!?
  Historical mailing list - ****************************
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 20:09:18 -0600
  ...I have idle problems after start up on very cold mornings, aand also as the engine returns to idle (hot) is sometimes drops to...
• Re: Fridge Help?? won't light when cold outside??
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:03:10 -0700
  I've had a few tough times starting the fridge when cold or and/or at high altitude. The one thing I've learned...
• Re: Ignorant glow plug question
  Historical mailing list - Sue Booth
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 01:48:48 +0100
  The cold start cable on you diesel Westy is actually a timing=20 advance cable. When the vehicle is turned off, you should not...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:00:19 -0700
  ...The diesel tends to crack the coolant header tank when it gets really cold. I've split 2 of them. Both when the temps...
• Re: Dometic Frig - Do These Really Work?
  Historical mailing list - Sminkey, Scott
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:28:27 -0400
  ...It gets coldest running on propane, does ok on 120VAC (I usually do that just to pre-chill the fridge before a trip), and...
• Cold Start Problems...
  Historical mailing list - Jesse and Monica Johnson
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 12:12:40 -0500
  Hey All, Since the cold has moved in... I am having problems starting when cold. The Van will start on the first crank. But...
• Re: Cold Idle Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 Sep 2017 19:54:20 -0700
  ...07, 2017 4:06 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Cold Idle Problem I replaced it a little over 3 years ago.
• '83.5 wasserboxer idling strange
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:04:44 -0500
  Good morning! Well, along with the cold weather comes strange behavior from the bus! The problem isn't serious at all yet, just curious...
• Hard starting when cold????
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 19:09:15 -0800
  ...When trying to start while cold (in the morning), It needs to be cranked twice. The first cranking, the motor needs to turn over...
• Re: Cow mooing in wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 21:46:45 -0600
  ...Of course, a "cold engine" is relative - mine only does it at about -15 C and below. Marshall Ruskin >Just wondering if anyone knows...
• Re: Freeze 12
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 13:05:37 -0600
  ...After a year of not getting it to work-- not cold enough, I went back to Freon. I would have gone with Autofrost, but...
• Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 07:00:15 -0600
  Kevin O'brien writes: ..mine overheats mostly when going uphill...but also get finicky...blows cold with heat on, then hot...red light flashes...
• Fridge problems...
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:38:33 -0400
  ...After about 4 hours the cooling fins inside the fridge are all full of condensation and they are cool, not cold. After a few...
• Second (and subsequent) Start of the day...85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:22:51 -0400
  ...My engine fires right up when cold every morning, but most every subsequent start it takes a 2-5 second cranking to get it...
• Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:53:55 -0700
  ...Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold >
• Re: Idle control valve and very cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:25:12 -0800
  ...just wondered if there might be a known issue during really cold weather with that part. Maybe mine did go south in a year...
• Re: Cold Weather Camping Question (Dave's disertation on cold weather issues)
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 13:43:20 +0000
  ...Humans (unconsciously) assume more energy efficient shapes when cold to conserve heat. That's why we ball our hands up if they are cold...
• Re: Help: '89 Vanagon Stutters and Dies after Starting when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:02:47 -0400
  ...Help: '89 Vanagon Stutters and Dies after Starting when Cold > Date: Monday, July 15, 1996 10:04 AM > > Hi, > My '89 Vanagon cannot seem...
• Re: just how COLD is IT? - Friday
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 10:45:19 -0500
  On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Stan Wilder wrote: > I hope you folks in very cold climates know that you should be idling > your engines...
• Re: cold start problems??
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:18:59 -0600
  ...cold start problems?? >I would most certainly make sure that the oil is 10W30 or 10W40, as these >are thinner when cold. Also make...
• Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 02:08:25 -0400
  ...I haven't yet used the van on a very cold Wisconsin winter night but will do so soon. So far, my cold nights...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:44:21 -0700
  ...finding my food swimming in cold watery soup. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 08/25/2012 12...
• Re: Diesel Westy Dometic Fridge: No 12V functioning: Where's the Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 21:10:52 -0500
  ...I knew the propane would be much better, but I don't know (and must know) how long I can expect cold groceries on...
• Re: R134 USERS??????????
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 20:44:52 EDT
  ...Cold line from compressor was cold enough that ice was >forming >on the pipe even with the heat of the engine compartment. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE...
• 86 GL, Rough Idle cold
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:50:07 -0800
  ...When she is cold, if I can coax it up to about 2K RPM while driving, she runs smooth and cruises, but it can...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:33:53 -0500
  Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Owners often report a drop or two overnite in cold weather. Dont > think this happens with new gaskets...
• Re: Okay, who jinxed my thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:13:21 -0500
  Allan Streib wrote: > Here's something I never understood -- if the thermostat is operating > properly, when the engine is cold no coolant is flowing...
• Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 May 2012 20:27:33 -0400
  ...See http://www.importtuner.com/tech/impp_1001_colder_thermostat_increase_power/ (as a side note, Smokey Yunick thought that we'd one day...
• Gas Milage problem(?)
  Historical mailing list
  11 Mar 96 21:49:00 +1800
  All, this is regarding my 79 Westy, Last week it got relatively cold(low-mid 20's), and I noticed, along with the usual...
• oil filter and oil pressure on cold start
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:02:17 -0500
  ...My analog gauge shows the cold oil pressure to jump up almost immediately to 60 psi or so. It starts to drop down and...
• Re: Hot engine, cold radiator
  Historical mailing list - Pablo E. Bonilla Fern�ndez
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:28:35 -0600
  ...Hot engine, cold radiator Sounds just like a problem I had. It was the thermostat. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Flaherty wrote: > > Subject...
• FI Aux Air Regulator question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 13:35:12 -0800
  ...What I have read is that when cold it should be open & close when warm. My qusetions are: 1. when cold how big of...
• How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELP PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:41:59 -0700
  ...Even if the fridge starts 'working' immediately on 12V or propane, it can still take a while to get truly cold, especially during the...
• Re: Vanagon Storage
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 22:24:40 -0400
  ...The cold however can do damage to some types, charged or not. I use a true gel cell not AGM battery for the house...
• Re: Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:57:34 -0600
  ...lemberkeley@yahoo.com > > > > 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX > this advice. PLEASE . . . > > > > HELP! [Okay to forward...
• Re: Rough Idle on cold start, Oil Smells like Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:33:53 -0500
  ...Just had a tune up, but still have > rough idle on cold start. If I step on the gas when cold it feels like...
• Re: Powerwashing FAIL
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:04:20 -0800
  > So, I'm left wondering if the ISV effects cold start. I think that it must > as its function is to add air to...
• Re: removing air conditioner without spilling the freon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:57:31 -0500
  ...the cold air flows to the front > and we receive the blast of cold air on our head... > > so I remove the 2 front...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:22:38 -0800
  ...Don Hanson On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Annie Anderson <lsandrsn@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks. > > Having some trouble with cold...
• propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:49:35 -0400
  ...No heat, just cold air. When I switch it right, towards some other little picture that I can't interpret, one green light comes...
• Re: Cold-weather camping/propane heater
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 07:50:09 -0600
  ...the heater >warms the interior (and creates temp differences on >the cold windows etc.) and the amount of moisture >inside the bus (heavy breathing...
• Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 09:52:59 -0800
  ...very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads > At 09:37 AM 3/6/2002, Marshall wrote: > >Hi Volks: > > > >Can you please...
• Re: What's this broken connector?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:03:10 -0400
  At 02:23 PM 4/17/2012, brett rueff wrote: >and "cold" side of the brake switch. One set of hot/cold wires run...
• Re: Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Little Bear
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 17:04:54 -0500
  This is what I am speaking of Using the Van with the top up in colder climates.. I am not worried about fiberglass top...
• 91 Carat Cold Stall
  Historical mailing list - Lew Sutphin
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:33:22 +0000
  ...It used to cold idle without any help at all, but would stall as above at stop signs until warm. Any suggestions? Lew Sutphin...