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• Re: Where do I stick this?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:37:23 -0700
  ...That sure looks like a cold start valve. Maybe that's it? Neil. On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Chris S...
• cold start problems??
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:10:05 -0500
  It's getting cold. My brother-in-law in upper Michigan is starting to experience problems starting in the morning when it gets down...
• idle valve surge 87
  Historical mailing list - Bryan
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 13:20:47 -0800
  ...valve, etc. The idle rpm tends to wander. Warm or cold, from a stopped position, there's a temporary power hesitation shortly after starting...
• Re: Low idle, hard cold starting
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:12:33 -0500
  ...Low idle, hard cold starting > >Hey all, > >I have another exasperating cold start/idle problem with my '84 1.9. Cold >starts hard, with...
• Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:51:58 -0800
  ...To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled TTS sense air temp below the plenum to have the cold start valve function on start...
• Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:12:12 -0600
  ...If I leave the idle stabilizer valve (which hums as > it should) disconnected, the engine starts and after a warmup - idles > delightfully around 800...
• Re: Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 01:17:42 EDT
  You don't have a cold start valve in your car. Sounds like you need a temp. sensor for the fuel injection.
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:54:03 -0800
  ...Thornton wrote: > > > however, cold starts are a pain, because the Idle Stabilizer Valve > > (ISV) keeps > > > >I haven't noticed cold start problems with the...
• Digijet Rough Cold Idle Solved
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Wed, 30 May 2001 12:14:23 -0500
  ...Installed the replacement today and my westfalia starts and runs so smoothly now. Roughly here are the procedures I followed to replace the valve...
• Another Cold Start Question.....need help
  Historical mailing list - Jason Denton
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:15:20 -0500
  ...look at the idle control valve (mine hums?), temp I and Temp II sensors to fix my cold start problem.....does that sound right...
• Re: cold Stall
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 01:24:54 -0500
  ...After about a quarter mile it act normal > for a cold engine. Any ideas? > > Sounds like the idle stabilize valve. Disconnect, clean the valve...
• Re: Remember that strange idle issue?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 00:43:38 -0500
  ...just find cold too! > You may find that when the weather gets colder, like below freezing, idle after a very cold start is impossible...
• Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Won't Start in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 11:33:34 -0800
  ...a clogged Fetzer valve, worn clutch belt, or wallowed Kuhneutson bushings. Sometimes the piston return springs get loose in cold weather. wink, G. Matthew...
• 2.1 wbx no warm up on cold start
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:33:19 +0000
  ...for a while on cold start to prevent the engine to stall. Can it a faulty idle stab valve?? Maybe a bad idle stab...
• Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 22 May 2000 10:17:57 -0400
  ...starts are stumbly for a few minutes, but it idles fine once warm. Could the lack of cold idle be related to the valve...
• Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 09:09:51 -0400
  At 12:23 AM 10/3/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote... >there is no cold start valve btw .........not on Vanagons. Yes there is...
• '89 Vanagon won't idle when cold AND wet
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON,DAVID (HP-Vancouver,ex1)
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 16:38:54 -0500
  ...Last week, we had dry days/nights --> no problems with idle after a cold start. First day of rain --> engine would not idle after...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 27 Nov 2013 06:33:47 -0800
  ...I'm going to calculate the power (watts) going to the idle valve during cold idle and during cold cranking and compare. First, let...
• Re: No cold start and the shaft from the shop (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Gregory
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 17:51:19 EST
  ...It is probably the cold start valve or the cold start temp switch. Bet you couldn't even get an ECU for less than...
• Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:59:27 -0600
  ...81 aircooled won't start when cold > Does the vanagon waterboxer have a cold-start valve, or is the > increase in fuel controlled purely...
• idling probalems
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:58:50 -0700
  i'm having some problems with my idle when i start the gan form cold. it drops and sometimes drops too low so that...
• Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:09:19 +0200
  ...Any good suggestions on a quick diagnosis and fix? It is not just the normal valve clatter when cold - it is a distingtive metallic...
• Re: Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Rafael Rosario
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 17:53:42 EST
  cold start rough idle can sometimes be caused by the aux air valve not operating properly. It's located under the air flow meter...
• Re: Intake manifold connectors 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:14:20 -0500
  ...It only contacts fuel when your cold start valve comes on.
• No cold idle, More details found.
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:09:06 -0500
  ...completely cold engine, I blow through the hose that goes to the aux air valve and it blows through freely. The van starts right...
• Re: HELP - No idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 12:39:56 -0800
  ...I came across a parts van and tried swapping the idle stabilizer valve, and the cold idling problem went away. Now the idle speed...
• Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 14:32:12 -0500
  ...I think the same thing is happening now, but I see no mention of a cold start valve in the Bently, I'm either...
• Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 16:22:05 -0800
  As I was digging a little deeper into this van, I noticed, the cold start valve, csv, is directly connected to the solenoid on...
• compression problem
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 07:51:03 -0800
  ...Sounds like valves but all of the mechanics say it is the rings. Also having a cold starting problem. Seems that the enrichment is...
• Re: Fuel injector operating voltage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 17:09:01 -0800
  ...Fuel injector operating voltage > The cold start valves are battery voltage devices. The air cooled > injectors > are current operated devices. 3 ohms at 12...
• Re: admit defeat...long
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 12:08:55 -0600
  ...my '84 Vanagon off and on since I bought it > ANY SUGGESTIONS? Tom, Have you checked the cold start valve? Larry '82 Jetta/Westy
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:36:56 -0700
  Aux air valve shouldn't have much to do with cold starting .. unless the hoses to it are off or something like that. ----- Original...
• Re: Where's Waldo? (Something is missing?)
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 20:15:57 -0800
  Just thinking, right beside the brake vacuum line is you gas line going to the cold start valve be sure to connect it up...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 16:20:07 -0800
  ...duty cycle being feed to the idle air valve when: > --the engine is cold, the starter is engaged, and the coil is shorted > I...
• Re: Lifter observation.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:16:14 -0700
  ...a point when none of the valve springs are deeply compressed. If you shut off when cold, the internal friction is greater and stops...
• Re: Maintenance database Was Re: Auto Tech Computer disk for Vanagon- Any good?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:34:48 -0500
  Al and Sue Brase wrote: > Don't 83-85 have cold start valves? No they don't. The air cooled vanagons do, though. Mike
• Valve Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 21:16:15 -0500
  Hey there Listees The valves in my 83.5 waterboxer tend to be really loud on cold start-up. I realize that my hydrolic...
• Re: Won't start cold
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:10:57 -0400
  ...At higher temperatures it starts fine, and doesn't have any > other running issues at all. I'm thinking cold start valve or fifth...
• Re: Cold Start Injector doesn't turn off.
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:21:55 -0600
  ...t have a cold start injector. Are you sure >>you aren't looking at the AIC (auxillary idle control) valve? It's >>also called...
• Question To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:57:54 -0800
  ...To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled TTS sense air temp below the plenum to have the cold start valve function on start...
• Re: Hard start, cold and warm (1.9)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 12 May 2006 09:11:01 -0400
  ...Cold air valve"... well, i didn't check this one. That is one to check, Ben... I sometimes get rough running on cold starts...
• Re: runs rough cold (still)
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Sat, 4 Oct 1997 19:33:42 +0000
  ...runs rough cold (still) > > Well, i replaced the blue temp sensor (finally) expecting the roughness > to disappear when i start up the van (84...
• Re: [T2] Air Cooled Vanagon Won't Start in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 09:20:25 -0800
  ...There's 3 devices explicitly involved in the "cold start" situation: the thermo-time switch/cold start valve setup, the Temp Sensor I and...
• Re: 84 vanagon wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:31:19 -0700
  ...You can check the cold start valve by pinching off the big hose that goes between the cold start valve and the manifold when...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Rory Bogar
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:35:54 -0700
  ...on cold starts and startup idles everything seems good, once i start driving buzzer sounds and light flashes. just rebiult my 2.1 lt...
• Re: Hard start when cold
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:30:50 -0100
  ...This may be a stupid question, but did you make sure that your cold start valve was correctly installed (and hooked to the right...
• Reply, [syncronized] Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 00:37:53 EST
  ...With a cold engine, remove the valve without disconnecting the fuel line, briefly start the engine, fuel should spray. Do this carefully, no fires...
• Re: Idle control valve and very cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:25:12 -0800
  ...control valve prone to problems during cold weather? I >> replaced mine with a new one last fall..and today it again started doing >> the...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:55:34 -0700
  ...Not quite > the same as a gas cold start valve, but similar. >
• HELP - No idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - instructor
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 11:30:36 -0800
  Hi All, Recently I have been having problems with my 90 vanagon idling when cold. I must apply gas to get it started but...
• Re: Won't start cold
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:04:59 -0700
  ...At higher temperatures it starts fine, and doesn't have any > other running issues at all. I'm thinking cold start valve or fifth...
• oil filter and oil pressure on cold start
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:51:44 PST
  ...On a cold start, the pressure will stay at 0 for about 5 - 8 seconds before rising slowly to its normal level. The oil...
• Re: cold start problems??
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:27:32 -0700
  ...PerL 88 Caravelle Syncro Carl Hansen wrote: > It's getting cold. My brother-in-law in upper Michigan is starting to > experience problems starting...
• Re[2]: 82 fi electrical question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 16:16:04 -0700
  ...The cold start valve only gets voltage when the starter is engaged. To check this, just pull the connector to the cold start valve...
• Timing
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 21:46:23 -1000
  ...I am having a problem with the cold start valve, does not work with the engine cold, only with a slightly warm engine, i...
• Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 06:54:44 EST
  I've got a cold start problemon a 2.1 engine I need some help with. On cold start idle will initially go to...
• Re: dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:08:57 -0400
  Water cooled Vanagons don't have a cold start valve. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Everyone must read! Re: Valve Noise
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 21:37:54 -0500 (EST)
  > Hey there Listees > > The valves in my 83.5 waterboxer tend to be really loud on cold start-up. I > realize that my hydrolic...
• Re: cold starting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 21:46:47 -0600
  Check and be sure your idle stabilizer valve is connected. This part keeps your engine running on a cold start until the engine warms...
• Re: Help: '89 Vanagon Stutters and Dies after Starting when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:26:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...TX 78701 > (512)479-7500 You may have a defective cold-start valve. Check your vw manual. There is a procedure on testing this...