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• Re: 91 Westy, idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:07:47 -0400
  ...and start the engine. If it is idling fast the valve and controller is not the issue. In fact on a cold engine it...
• Flooding in Iowa
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jun 1996 20:38:11 -0500
  ...I checked for a shorted wiring harness, my cold start valve is disconnected and doesn't leak, it has new points, etc. Two possibilites...
• Re: HELP: '67 Deluxe Saga - Vaporlocking?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Moseley
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 17:49:14 -0700
  ...20 second start up time. Heat wave in Utah, already? I have had more problems with the intake getting too cold. Can you see...
• Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:56:06 -0500
  ...Started the engine and drove up onto ramps, raising the nose about 8". 2) Opened front and back heaters. 3) Opened bleeder valve on...
• Re: Refrigerator: Fup...Fup............Fup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 21:41:06 -0400
  ...It got nice and cold, no issues, and all was well. I ran it again tonight. After two false starts, it finally lit. About...
• Re: 1.6 litre diesel heads - regular vs turbo-diesel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sun, 8 Dec 1996 09:42:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...Also, I don't know the effect of reduced compression ratio on cold-weather starting. Mike
• Re: Help Losing Idle!(still)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:46:17 -0400
  ...If anyone else want to take a stab, here's the facts: -88 GL, 2.1L 115k -Starts fine, but as engine warms up...
• Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 20:52:46 -0400
  ...Cold start is not a problem. No problems at all. If I drive about 20 miles and go in a store, when I return...
• Re: do we have a vacuum leak?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:07:21 -0400
  ...I adjusted my valves over the weekend as per >Boston Bob's procedure. Excellent so far. Quiet valves and more power. >Also, cold starts...
• 85mph, my 1.7L will kick your 2.1L (he he he)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:15:56 -0400
  ...seat!!!! new valves, guides, springs.... and so on. (my 1.7L is oversize by 2mm) The engine was put back friday, started saturday and...
• Re: Leaky rear heater---Autozone Loan-a-Tool program
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 21 May 2020 17:37:00 -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: Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 19:39:57 -0600
  ...Cold start is not a problem. No > problems at all. If I drive about 20 miles and go in a store, when > I return...
• Re: Baldwin oil filters
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:16:31 +0000
  ...With a 30 psi bypass you may get oil starvation during cold starts or when the filter loads up.  As our engines often have...
• Re: Starting issue - low idle and wants to stall
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 20:37:54 -0700
  ...the first test is turn on the key ( don't start engine ) and feel the valve to see if it's humming. it usually...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:10:49 -0600
  ...on a dropped valve seat. This is a worst case scenario but if it went from hot to very cold this is often the...
• Re: Super fast idle
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 13:34:24 -0700
  ...full throttle gets it past this.) It only happens when starting from a cold engine, and only does it once. > > Other clues - while it...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:16:30 -0000
  ...It smokes a good bit upon cold start, but hot or > warm starts no smoke at all. So I would cloud the driveway in...
• Re: My R134a experience
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:31:21 -0700
  ...R134a valve and a R12 > valve. > So you would have at the start 2 - R12 valves, next you would have two > R134a valves, then...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:53:31 -0700
  ...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 won't light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 04:23:23 -0500
  ...but the fridge never seems to get very cold. It was > cool... and on the way to cold, but never seemed to get there...
• 81 Westy Blues
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 07:28:43 -0800
  ...I thought at first it was a cold starting thing, but it doesn't happen every time, and with the head temp. guage, I...
• Re: High Idle with A/C on
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 19:05:08 -0500
  ...I just installed a new idle control valve on my 90 Vanagon to cure a cold > stalling problem, it handled that problem perfectly! Now...
• Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? math off- bad typing!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 17:32:04 -0500
  ...the expected slow > cranking / slow ignition - and that with the cold start valve > disconnected. I try not to drive the van in winter due...
• Re: Valve Adjustment during head installation?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 12:35:44 -0500
  ...beast and I should be able to start her up. I've never done any > valve adjustment in my life and am trying to...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:23:19 -0700
  ...and > >PowerHouse engines love running on alcohol! Valves and plugs stay clean, > >and there is no more knocking, but cold starting can be somewhat...
• Re: Best way to clean out a 1985 Vanagon Radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 17:08:06 -0700
  ...1) open the bleeder value on the thermostat, should be coolant coming out not air, close this valve 2) unscrew the nut on the...
• Re: sigh..... lifter adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:07:32 -0700
  ...What is the recommended procedure/number of turns from zero lash when starting from scratch with a stone cold motor, and likely more than...
• Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:54:05 -0400
  The oil pressure relief valve would have no reason to open after the initial start up. It opens when the oil is cold and...
• Re: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:13:22 -0500
  ...Only rarely will I here some tapping on a cold start if the van has not been used for a few days. But it...
• Re: Idle issues...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:42:23 -0700
  ...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: altenator light
  Historical mailing list - Sean Cole
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 12:28:52 PST
  ...that it was the > > valves but after popping off the valve cover and feeling the valves were > > tight i started to look in other...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 18:35:02 -0600
  ...After many failures to start and begging pushes or tows from big >SUVs, and messing with the cold start valve, I finally figured >out...
• Re: Westy fridge won't light
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 18:46:39 -0800
  ...Lawrence Johnson wrote: > > Here is my method for starting the "Demonic" fridge: > > First the obvious: > 1) turn on the gas valve under the van...
• Re: Lifter adjustment VOODOO
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:15:28 -0700
  ...Lifter adjustment VOODOO > Maybe you need to check your oil pressure on the engine when cold. A > jammed > relief valve can cause the presure...
• AFC injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 07:25:44 -0400
  ...When I start the van, cold engine, the idle is around 400rpm. The adjustment screw on the throttle body is almost all the way...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Fri, 29 May 2020 14:22:00 -0400
  ...avoid a shock of cold oil suddenly coming back. Properly designed and installed they work as a mixing valve. The sandwich adapter thermostats tend...
• Re: Subject: Re: High Idle, Setting the timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 23:33:07 -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...
• Rough idle on 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sat, 12 May 2001 06:40:59 -0700
  ...120 I have changed the plugs, points (now Pertronix) wires, cap, rotor, AFM, Cold Start Valve, injector seals, coil, all small vacuum lines, Head...
• Re: Failed Emissions Check
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:58:14 -0700
  ...My mechanic told me something about Nox that you want it as cold out as possible and the engine as hot as possible? Perhaps...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 13:23:29 -0700
  ...This is >from a cold start. However, when driving, and in traffic, stopping and >starting, at stop lites etc., it never drops below 2000...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 17:12:23 -0400
  ...Start with a cold engine...as in overnight cold. Otherwise you risk scalding yourself. Basically, you disconnect the return line to the expansion tank...
• bosch info: type 2's 1974-79
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:05:11 CDT
  ...0 280 200 020 Auxiliary Air Valve 0 280 140 101 0 280 140 101 Cold Start Valve 0 280 170 026 0 280...
• Re: white clouds out of the exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:34:10 -0700
  ...Eventual cause of not starting..... blocked oil > pressure relief valve- high oil pressure- hydraulic lifters- open valves- > no > compression. Nothing to do with the...
• Vanagon idle hunting --FIX
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 7:46:36 PDT
  ...When I > > >first start the car in the morning, the idle is very rough and slow > > >(about 500 or so). Sometimes the engine will...
• Re: Noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:28:24 -0500
  ...Its usually worst when > cold > and first started - it does improve somewhat after driving a few > hundred > miles, but I can still hear the...
• Hiccups #2
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 20 May 1998 08:25:08 +0200
  ...go to town some day and buy that little capacitor and start working on my injection system! For your knowledge it might be kinda...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:39:06 -0400
  ...The reason is that O cold is preloaded hot SO you need to have some lash hot to make sure the valves are not...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter noise on '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 17:19:43 -0700
  ...The problem only started up after I completely rebuilt the engine (top and bottom, new pistons, etc.). I now believe it was because I...
• Re: Westy Gutless Until Warmed Up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 08:09:42 -0400
  ...especially behind the intake valves or leaking valves, or an engine > with compression problems leave their indications during cold-warming > up performance. Since you...
• Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:38:33 -0700
  ...It could be an option if you decide to try it. #7) After adjusting the valves your engine may be hard to start. Give...
• What Fire?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 23:16:36 -0700
  ...The fuel lines were original! The fire started at the cold start valve where the fuel lines meet. Gas was leaking from this point...
• Re: Baldwin oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 21 Oct 2016 09:51:18 -0700
  ...With a 30 psi bypass you may get oil > > starvation during cold starts or when the filter loads up. As our > engines > > often have...
• was "..Air prevents fan? - AIR BLEED PROCEDURE
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Tue, 20 May 2003 22:58:50 EDT
  ...Engine stone cold Make sure all hoses are installed correctly. Direction of coolant flow does matter. Open both heater valves. Open t-stat bypass...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:34:21 -0700
  ...and when you read in Bentley how to set up little adjustable spring tensions in the valve body relative to hydrualic pressure ...you start...
• Re: discolored injector
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:58:11 -0400
  ...Intake valves not seating properly can also cause that kind of problem, hot gas make their way back up on deceleration / cold start... I...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:03:38 -0400
  ...You might also try unplugging the cold start valve (aka "fifth injector"). If that's always on for some reason, it would make the...
• Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? math off- bad typing!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 16:29:52 -0600
  ...the expected slow cranking / > slow ignition - and that with the cold start valve disconnected. I try not > to drive the van in winter due...
• 86-91 Rear Heater Leak
  Historical mailing list - Richard Dunsheath
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 13:44:43 -0500
  ...were going for before I started working on my little project. If you are living in a very cold climate, it is probably best...
• Re: ECU high idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:49:15 -0800
  ...They are important for cold starts, since no O2 is available. The ECU basic start adjustment is based on the above variables to be...
• Re: 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:32:56 -0400
  ...is this with the engine cold or hot/warm? the valves do not chatter now and havent since they shut up on its maiden...