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• Re: 87 westy ac refrigerant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:22:03 -0500
  I switched mine over to r-134a three years ago (new drier, properly evacuated system), it works fine and blows cold but does need...
• Re: just how COLD is IT? - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 17:36:16 -0500
  After seeing how cold it is elsewhere, I am truly grateful that it is a sunny 78 degrees right now here in Los Angeles...
• Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:00:55 -0700
  ...That is, when cold it reads WAY low--like 10.x. I checked it out--brought it out from the warm indoors and it...
• Re: Warming the oil in cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 13:28:17 -0600
  ...Two bricks kept in the hearth, placed in the > floorboard on cold mornings, provided heat on the way to work. > > Jim > > On Sat, Jan...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 19:29:02 +0000
  ...Stalls when cold. So far I've replaced the Ignition wires, rotor and cap, O2 sensor (it was due) and checked the idle stabilzer...
• Re: high idle speed
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 13:21:12 -0500
  ...When it got colder, my '87 Westy would cold start with some difficulty (like battery's weak, but new battery), idles rough and low...
• Sudden weird problems and no-start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 18:47:57 -0600
  ...Recently it's started to get cold around here (mildly cold, down to 30s and tonight, 20s). Since the cool weather began, the car...
• Re: Haunting/Hunting idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:09:56 -0500
  ...On a cold start the ECU, causes the stabilizer valve to regulate the fuel injection so the engine won't die. Once warmed up...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 10:14:46 -0800
  ...This behavior starts about 30-60 secs after a cold start and ends once the temp needle starts to move. Or about 2-3...
• These beds, was Re: the list...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:53:44 -0400
  At 01:39 PM 3/20/2011, Karl Wolz wrote: >bit and it definitely keeps cold air from coming in between the two mattress...
• Re: OIL, What do you use?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:20:44 -0400
  ...That's what he put in, and that's fine with me, especially for those cold winter trips. I just can't seem to...
• Bizarre 2.1L: Idle
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 09:01:56 EST
  Hello volks My 87 has taken to idling at 3000 rpm when cold then after coolant temp rises it starts to oscillate between 1500...
• WBX Hesitation when cold
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 19:32:08 -0700
  My '88 Westy was experiencing hesitation when cold. You would take off from a start and at about 2,000 rpm the engine would...
• Antifreeze question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 15:57:36 -0500
  ...What do listees in cold climes use?? Here in Toronto it did get down to -30 celsisu last year --- but no colder ---- and I...
• rought shifting
  Historical mailing list - Brian Story
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 12:30:55 -0700
  I have a '91 GL and it shifts rough into second gear when it's cold. Once the engine warms it shifts fine. The...
• Re: Shifter Replacement Parts
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 10:59:13 -0400
  ...It becomes hard in cold temps. My wife went to back up on a cold day, and the whole assembly fell apart! I cleaned...
• Re: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 15:03:21 -0400
  ...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: Westfalia Fridge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 07:54:29 CDT
  ...No noise, propane made ice cubes every day and moves between campsites at 12V kept the fridge adwquately cold. BTW, my fridge doesn't...
• Re: low compression\rough cold idle-1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 17:13:24 -0800
  ...if it's > dead in 'warm mode', the computer never thinks the > engine is cold so it never gives any cold-start > extra > fuel...
• Re: 2.1L stops while warming up
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 10 May 2004 08:45:05 -0700
  Auxiliary air regulator? It's supposed to inject more air into the system when the engine is cold. I replaced mine. Van idles now...
• Re: Sleep Comfort
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 20 May 2011 09:13:23 -0500
  ...But my experience with the air mattress being cold was that it was cold when on cold ground, but warm enough when there was...
• Re: LP gas question--does this happen to you?
  Historical mailing list - Stew
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:46:04 +0000
  ...Up here were on a longitude slightly >north of Goose Bay, Canada, and it gets pretty cold up on the moors. >I friend of...
• Re: 2.1 WBX - Cold starts easy, Hot - failure to start
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:41:22 -0400
  ...2.1 WBX - Cold starts easy, Hot - failure to start > > > > On cold starts it runs good, idles good, no missing at any speed. > > > > After...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:47:59 -0600
  ...I'm sure some of our Alaska members have some cold to report. During my life in Alaska I saw -60 at Umiat, up...
• Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:41:49 -0600
  ...oil spray on startup when very cold > In a message dated 1/24/05 10:03:03 PM, emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US writes...
• re: EV piston Slap questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Feb 97 11:51:05 EST
  ...I've been trying to tell everybody that the lifter tap (piston slap) is a >charachteristic of the inline 5 after initial cold startup...
• Syncro shifting, & belt noise
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Sun, 29 Sep 1996 21:36:46 -0800 (AKDT)
  My '87 Syncro GL is a little bit difficult to get into 2nd gear when it is cold (the vehicle and/or the weather...
• Re: need 1.9l digijet
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 29 May 2001 15:59:14 -0300
  ...I'll see what cold starts are like. My dash gauge still reads stone cold (needle operates fine, from far left to mid white...
• My turn with the O2 sensor issue.
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 14:34:05 -0500
  I’ve got that issue where the van runs fine cold then gets sluggish when warm. Mileage is down to 15 in the city...
• 85 GL - Flooding? Trouble starting in Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - D. Pestle
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 23:15:53 +0000
  ...This happens in cold weather. The first turn almost catches, then nothing but rrrumph.....rrrrumph. Help, one can only enjoy the view of the...
• Re: hard cold start on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:28:13 -0400
  ...hard cold start on 82 diesel > all of a sudden it takes about ten seconds to get my 82 diesel to kick over > in...
• Re: Heading NORTH on 20w-50
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 23:45:47 -0800
  ...Although cold starts are a concern my opinion is that w/b are not happy with anything less when they reach operating temps. The...
• shake, rattle, what up
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 22:30:00 -0600
  ...The oxygen sensor checks out to be ok from the resent post of the hot, cold test. What is it that causes the engine...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:39:40 -0700
  ...All I know for sure is box, ice, pan, drain, cold food. Don
• Re: Dometic-CAN't find it in the book
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 30 May 2006 16:39:04 -0400
  ...The metal fins inside the fridge should be cold to the touch. It takes a long time to get very cold and the fridge...
• Re: Tough to start on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:06:29 -0800
  ...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: Wondering about coolant physics
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 19:53:47 -0600
  Dennis, not necessarily true that it is colder at 2-3 a.m. than it is at 8 a.m. In fact, in most...
• Re: Cold Weather Coolant Puddle
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:48:13 -0600
  ...Jeff Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2023, at 8:14 AM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote: > > I had these cold weather...
• Block Heater
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 08:47:24 -0500
  ...I live in SW Missouri and the cold is brief but can be bitter, not like Canada but still 0 for a couple of...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 14:25:41 -0500
  ...Engine oil pressure is always highest when the engine is cold. I would check the wiring to the switch as it is common for...
• Re: Pulled out my stock fridge - now my faucet doesn't work...??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:24:39 -0400
  ...the reason I have a fridge is to keep the milk, eggs, and other food items cold and fresh. I use a cooler for...
• Re: fridge replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:34:22 -0300
  ...Once I got it cold, the trick was to keep it cold. Buy cold/frozen food to put in it, buy cold beer (which...
• Re: Cold start issue [SOLVED]
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 14:43:51 -0700
  ...2011 12:15 PM |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |Subject: Re: Cold start issue [SOLVED] | |You guys are so smart. I unplugged, peered at...
• Re: Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:09:50 -0700
  ...When we got some cold weather, I had a gusher from the top of the cooler for a few seconds every start. Changing the...
• Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:21:11 -0800
  Hello, Cant seem to get a good idle when cold, and after a few minutes of running. When first started, the engine idles just...
• Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:15:52 EST
  ...was greased up but the grease was dirty and > stiff from cold. A little WD 40 and > the whole door latches and unlatches easily...
• AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:08:08 -0700
  Anyone know offhand what temperature the AC thermostat "clicks" at when you set the system to max cold? Maybe I'm being ridiculous, but...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 27 Nov 2013 06:33:47 -0800
  ...6.54W x 25% = 1.64 watts during cold idle Cold Cranking: At cold cranking, the ICU is outputting 6 volts with a 55...
• Vanagan Runs Too Cold
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 21:40:47 -0600
  I have an 83 Vanagan Waterboxer that runs cold and refuses to warm up in cold weather. I have changed the thermostat but no...
• coolant needle survey
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 05:47:43 -0500
  ...Position of coolant needle in cold weather (0-32 F) ------------------------------------- Engine => 1.9 waterboxer 84 1.9 1/2 way from cold line to...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access Brand, and Viscosity?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:17:22 -0500
  ...Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access > Brand, and Viscosity? > > Living in northern Maine I see very cold winter temperatures which make...
• Re: Cold Weather starting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:35:46 -0600
  Block heater is essential in subzero cold. When it's like that, sometimes the engine will not even turn over, even with a fully...
• Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 09:13:48 -0600
  ...very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads > > Are you sure it is not a belt? The alternator really loads up after...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:48:27 -0800
  ...And it ONLY does this in cold weather. *Annie Anderson* Blogger, Designer, Thinker & Mom web: annieandersonblog.com email: lsandrsn@gmail.com twitter: silverlunace <http...
• Re: Hard to start '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - lumpy
  Sat, 21 Jan 1995 01:21:01 +0000
  Alice Sez: > Our '81 vanagon has been quite cranky to start in the mornings this days. > It's not that cold outside (45ish), so...
• Re: Cold Idle Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:33:58 -0400
  ...This increases the rpm for cold idle. No fooling involved, the AFM simply reports on whatever air passes through it. The Aux Air Regulator...
• Re: Cold Weather Camping Question
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 10:23:21 -0700
  ...Cold Weather Camping Question > For those of you who have taken your Vanagon camping in the colder climes, > what sort of sleeping bag have...
• Re: slow cranking in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 10:56:36 -0800
  ...A thinner oil will likely help the starter > turn the motor easier > when it's cold. > > Another thing to check is your battery. If...
• Hot air from the dash vents?
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:10:20 -0500
  ...Both vans blow cold through the overhead side vents as normal. The Carat of course has the cabin air exhaust in the rear side...
• Re: Coleman thermoElectric fridge for those of you with w/ busted or missing fridge
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:52:12 -0700
  ...It is reversible polarity on the one I have so it does hot and cold. As a cold out in the hot van it...