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O2 voltage when cold
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Mon, 18 Dec 2000 16:36:19 -0500
Anyone with a Digitool or who has otherwise measured the voltage the O2 sensor puts out at cold idle (first start up)? I am...
Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 2 Jun 2013 08:22:46 -0400
...Compression test - cold engine or warm engine? What is the consensus on taking a compression test? With the engine cold or warm? Todd '88...
Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:55:52 -0700
...Looks like an adventure wagon. > Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
A/C cold start valve
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:21:22 -0500
you wrote: "Cold start valve??? Mine is not functional and does not start easily. If I manually actiate it - the van starts immediately. Chris...
anyone know of a source for an oil pan heater ?
Historical mailing list - Clay Moore
Sat, 7 Dec 2002 17:52:21 -0700
...Its pretty cold in New Mexico this time of year., and i plan to be in Taos next winter where its even colder. TIA
Re: It's getting colder!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 9 Oct 2001 09:46:51 -0500
...I'm thinking that with cold outside air coming in, it > takes that much more to heat it. Idea: Block off the fresh air...
Re: how cold is too cold
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:56:17 -0600
...guess I was hoping for a miracle, as in unless it is xx F or colder, it won't get to 32 in the...
Re: cold start/idle problems with 2.1 digifa
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:39:09 -0500
...a cold start) it will >not stay running unless I keep slight pressure on the gas pedal. It will >also stall while idling at...
cold start
Historical mailing list - Seamus Padraic Ragan
Fri, 20 Dec 1996 18:04:17 -0500 (EST)
I followed that thread about the bad battery and the cold starts, and it seems i am having the same problems. When it finally...
Thermostat woes--or--?
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:02:44 -0400
Hey folks, For the past six months, I've been having problems with my 1.9 running way cold. It takes forever to warm...
Re: Hard start when cold
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:27:09 -0600
> > I've noticed recently that the van doesn't like to start easily when > > it's cold. By cold I mean around 60-70...
Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:22:08 -0800
...Idling wastes fuel and is only necessary for those in extreme cold temperatures like John Rodgers mentioned, where a vehicle will not start again...
Re: Screeching when cold
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 30 Sep 1997 12:58:21 -0400
...Larry '86 Syncro Westfalia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stephen Jones wrote: > With the onset of colder weather here in WY, my van has taken on a new > > ailment...
Re: Remember that strange idle issue?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 6 Oct 2001 00:43:38 -0500
...It > actually runs just find cold too! > You may find that when the weather gets colder, like below freezing, idle after a very cold...
Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:08:50 -0800
...this kind of cold >can play hell with your transmission (and other mechanical parts) > >chris >se pa where its -3 and a -35 Wind...
Fxed was Cold start valve
Historical mailing list - Thewestyman
Wed, 5 Jun 2013 01:55:50 -0700
...Cold start valve Waterboxers don’t have a cold start valve. That buzzing thing in the center of the idle is the idle control...
Re: Head gasket leaks and winter weather
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:20:58 -0400
...Do cold temps promote head >gasket leaks?---especially with older gaskets? >Can the metal of the engine contract enough in cold temps to cause...
Re: just how COLD is IT?
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 15:36:03 -0800
...Coooold! > > brrrr.... > > tim in cold cold cold san jose > > > > > > > >> It was 1-2 degrees F her this morning in Boston with 15-30 MPH...
Re: Hard starting when cold????
Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 23:26:41 -0600
When trying to start while cold (in the morning), It needs to > be cranked twice. The first cranking, the motor needs to turn over...
Redline Synthetic MTL oil switch results...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sat, 11 Dec 1999 23:51:31 EST
...I could NOT shift into second from first until the tranny had warmed up during cold weather, then it would shift fine. I would...
2.1 wbx no warm up on cold start
Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:33:19 +0000
...The idle speed doesn't increase anymore like it use to do on cold mornings. I've check all the wires to/from the...
Continuing Cold Stall Problem - HELP!!!
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:54:52 -0400
I've noticed a rash of cold start problems on wasserboxers lately on this list. My 87 has had the same problem for a...
Clues to the cold start/running problem- my test
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:15:36 EST
Well, I finally had some time to test my thinking about the cold start/running problem. I put my old idle control module back...
Re: Cold steering wheel
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:13:28 -0700
...Cold steering wheel > I've yet to meet a cozy steering wheel on a cold winter morning. In > my New Beetle I use two...
Re: Cold Air Intake
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:39:37 -0700
...wrote: > 2.1 WBX already uses a high flow filter and cold air intake > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 27, 2015, at 12...
Re: High Altitude Start Problem
Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:15:44 -0700
My 87 syncro when in "good operating condition" had a problem starting if COLD at 8k' or higher. It didn't want to start...
Looking for some more air cooled cold start injectors
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Thu, 1 Nov 2018 11:49:16 -0400
Hi guys and gals, I am in need of at least one cold start injector for an air cooled Vanagon or Bus. Anyone have...
Cold Start
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Oct 94 19:20:22 EDT
...Three questions - a) any experience with Interstate in cold weather? b) is there a definite choice of battery/amps for cold weather? and c...
Cold Weather Starting - 86 Syncro
Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
Thu, 19 Dec 96 20:16:00 CDT
Greeting from the bitterly cold upper midwest. Here in Minneapolis it's approx 0 degree F - cold! Moments ago I walked to the parking...
Re: Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:54:36 -0500
...One thing with cold weather, you > need to let the engine idle and rev very gently for the first few > minutes after start up...
Re: coolant leak when cold
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 7 Feb 1996 10:55:48 -0800 (PST)
So Anthony Luscre says: > > 86 Vanagon > When it is very cold I end up with a puddle of coolant under van after driving. > The...
Head gasket leaks and winter weather
Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:24:00 -0700
Has anyone else had the experience of getting head gasket leaks after moving to a colder climate? After spending all their lives in Southern...
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 - John Lauterbach
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:39:55 -0400
...Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new > O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs > > > > really...
it's cold in MT and my van won't start
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Edwards
Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:37:59 -0600
...I've noticed on other cold mornings (not this cold) that the van will start fine, but I have to keep my foot on...
Re: FLUIDS for VANAGONS
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:11:21 -0400
...Each happened on a separate occasion and in cold weather. What I reason is that the Dextron III gets too thick when cold. Creates...
TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:22:17 -0400
...2084lb at 65psi PSI cold F/R empty: 50/50 PSI cold F/R loaded: 55/55 -- Chris S. "Beware the Subie Vultures"
Re: What's to cold to camp?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 22 May 2008 09:00:53 -0400
...I haven't been cold yet at TCWBC. http://www.pottsfamily.ca/The_Bug_Pack/TCWBC/ It is possible to camp comfortably in ANY...
Re: Cold idle mystery
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Wed, 16 Jun 2004 23:08:02 -0700
...Within >about 10 minutes of driving, the problem goes away. > >I've tried setting the idle higher when cold (with a few turns of...
Re: Cold-weather camping/propane heater
Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 05:18:44 -0800
...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: LP gas question--does this happen to you?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:41:44 -0500
...Might not be the first thing you'd want to try on a freezing cold >morning, but it would be a good way to...
Re: A couple of questions.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:42:32 -0800
re What is so nasty about the cold start short run scenario? The ignorant folks among us need to know. What I do is...
Re: FAQ Needs Critiquing
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 27 Dec 1995 19:12:40 -0800 (PST)
...Fournier II says: > > >Inversely, for cold weather the above should still be true as well > >as the flaps in the fan housing that allow...
Re: Screeching when cold
Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
Tue, 30 Sep 1997 13:37:58 -0400
In a message dated 97-09-30 10:11:40 EDT, sjones@TETONDATA.COM writes: << With the onset of colder weather here in WY...
Re: 2.1 WBX - Cold starts easy, Hot - failure to start
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 08:37:29 -0500
Dennis, whether hot or cold, the starter turns the engine rapidly and easily. When cold, it starts easily. When hot, it turns easily but...
Re: Just how cold...the PS pump was crying
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:42:40 -0600
...It will remain very thin even when cold. Other things will become more viscous in the cold. Also be sure all your belts have...
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
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:12:07 -0700
...I'd say the chances of lines on the fuel tank causing cold hard starting are very low. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lauterbach" <jhlauterbach...
Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
Sat, 10 Dec 2016 01:32:22 +0000
TTS sense air temp below the plenum to have the cold start valve function on start-up for more fuel when the engine ic...
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Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:55:18 -0700
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Re: Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Sat, 18 Apr 1998 13:14:01 -0700
>| About a year ago a >| mechanic, Pat Hoffman from Southland if you know him, found a broken wire >| that was causing the coldstart valve...
Do Westfalia's Hate the Cold?
Historical mailing list - Russell, William
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 18:00:04 -0400
...It just doesn't like starting in the cold. I have replaced batteries and coil. The DPO had recently replaced the starter trying to...
AC & Windows Went Out
Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
Sun, 26 Jul 2020 21:00:25 -0600
...We were driving with the AC set to 4 (full cold), but it wasn't blowing cold. Pulled off to look closer at it...
Re: cold.....trany not shifting..?
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Sat, 14 Dec 2002 17:32:10 -0700
...bmc :) Ben McCafferty ben@volkscafe.com Volks Cafe 1823 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 831-426-1244 http://www.volkscafe.com > Cold weather...
Re: Compression test - cold vs hot?
Historical mailing list - steve d
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:04:02 -0000
...I my experience, he shop manual usually states hot or cold for the compression figures. Steve
Re: diesel vanagon owners - cold start knob -
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 7 Mar 2017 09:56:47 -0600
...The only 'knob' is a handle at the bottom of > the > dash to the right of the steering wheel for timing advance on cold...
Re: Cold start valve
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 1 Jun 2013 14:17:59 -0400
...Cold start valve Waterboxers don’t have a cold start valve. That buzzing thing in the center of the idle is the idle control...
Re: 2.0L runs fine cold (5min.)then stalls
Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 12:49:15 -0500
...When the engine is cold you should be able to blow through it into the air distribution box. After the engine heats up it...
Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 6 Nov 2014 16:51:49 -0800
I hope you have a water cooled winter car to drive! If it's too cold, you can't keep the windshield from freezing...
Re: Too cold, no start at Bus Brr
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:25:06 -0500
...Too cold, no start at Bus Brr > Woke up at Bus Brr this morning to a 84 Westy that wouldn't crank. Not one...
Re: OIL, What do you use?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 00:01:05 -0700
...Don't have to worry about cold starting in Phoenix, and even with 50 weight they crank right over at 30 degrees F ( cold...
OEM Oxygen Sensor eliminated cold idle cut out syndrome...for me.
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 23:56:52 EST
I just changed to an OEM O2 Sensor and my "cold idle cut out until warm" syndrome has disappeared. All I did was replace...