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Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:44:16 -0400
Unless modified the relief starts around 50 psi. At 100 psi the lifters will be holding the valves open enough for the engine to...
Re: Idle Relay - Idle Valve match?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:06:28 -0700
...Excess resistance on the wire wouldn't affect the behavior of the idle controller when cold, as the temp reading starts off below whatever...
Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:36:06 -0700
...I now have about 45,000 miles on this engine > and > > for the last few thousand miles the valves are noisy on start up...
Re: clarify .006 on lifters
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 09:23:53 -0500
...We had an exceptionally warm fall here in Pittsburgh and the noisy valves started long before cold weather set in. I see Eric in...
Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Apr 2007 to 27 Apr 2007 - Special issue (#2007-436)
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:34:04 -0400
...I have checked all four injectors and the cold start valve for leaks (several times), there are none. Injectors were recently reconditioned by Cruzin...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:55:01 -0800
...idle air valve when: � � --the engine is cold, the starter is engaged, and the coil is shorted � � --the engine is cold & running � � --the engine...
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 - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:32:25 -0700
...Cold start problem definition: Engine temperature and air temperature > > around 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit. Start engine w/o foot on accelerator > > pedal. Engine starts...
Re: 91 runs rough cold
Historical mailing list - Will Wood
Wed, 27 Nov 1996 22:25:03 -0700
...There's a sensor for the intake temperature and the water temperature that tell the EMU to activate the cold start valve (5th injector...
cold start/idle problems with 2.1 digifa
Historical mailing list
Wed, 01 Nov 1995 15:48:00 -0400 (EDT)
...When I start my engine after it has sat all night (ie. a cold start) it will not stay running unless I keep slight...
Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:51:18 -0400
...it 'cold start injector' on the diagram......... >though does it actually *inject* ? >I might call it a Cold Start Device or Valve perhaps. >Maybe...
Re: 1991 2.1 l auto Vanagon stall on warm-up
Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
Sun, 12 Aug 2001 19:24:38 -0700
...system through the cracked heater core valve and forming an air bubble overnight. After starting the cold van in the morning and driving for...
Idle stabilizer testing
Historical mailing list
Fri, 20 May 94 14:27:17 EDT
Folks, I've been checking out the idle stabilizer because of no cold start high idle. At lunch today I quickly tested the valve...
'81 Air cooled fuel injection control unit cable
Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:08:50 -0500
...I need to replace connectors on my cable--thermo time switch and cold start valve ones have cracked--FLAPS said they are not available...
Re: Continuing Cold Stall Problem - HELP!!!
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:21:21 -0400
...Continuing Cold Stall Problem - HELP!!! > >I've noticed a rash of cold start problems on >wasserboxers lately on >this >list. My 87 has had...
Re: Idle stabilization control question--fixed
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:08:08 -0600
...Reconnect the >> ISV wiring and you are good to go. >> Allow the engine to get cold, Restart. The cold start should give you >> about...
Loud metallic knock from engine??????
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:23:26 -0700
...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: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:15:09 -0700
...it 'cold start injector' on the diagram......... >>though does it actually *inject* ? >>I might call it a Cold Start Device or Valve perhaps. >>Maybe...
87 Westy Trouble Starting in Cold
Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
Sat, 22 Jun 2002 05:39:11 -0700
...In cold weather I have trouble starting the Westy. The only way it will start is to floor the accelerator and hold it there...
IT'S ALIVE!
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:13:36 -0400
...Started it up and identified offending noise coming from rearmost valve. Decided to put valve cover back on and see how badly it would...
Re: Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:21:17 -0400
...test to see if the Aux air valve is supplying any air right after a > cold start is to pinch off one of the...
Cold Idle Diagnosis (1.9L)
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:46:22 -0700
...happen at every start, or only when cold?) 2. The Auxiliary Air Regulator / Valve (AAR) is mostly open when cold, which gives extra air...
<no subject>
Historical mailing list - Locke Johnston
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 13:40:03 -0500
I recently had a fuel regulator valve installed in my 86 van. Since then when I cold start it in the morning or after...
Re: Help with troubleshooting a 1980 Westy
Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 15:28:33 -0800
...I'm thinking cold start valve? temperature sensor? > > Thanks for ideas. > > tabe johnson/90MV > > *** email starts here *** > <edited for brevity> > > We decided to bring...
1981 flooding issue
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 07:54:03 -0700
...It floods from cold start or hot if I give it to much gas. Last night it left me stranded so I must address...
More idle questions (no pun intended)...
Historical mailing list - WVVW
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:28:11 -0400
...started it up and went back through the basic checks. Even though I could blow through the valve when the engine was cold, pinching...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:59:16 -0700
...The idle is controlled by the throttle valve actuator and timing via a sensor... If you start your cold engine and it idles right...
Re: Idle stabilization control question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:07:42 -0600
...Reconnect the >> ISV wiring and you are good to go. >> Allow the engine to get cold, Restart. The cold start should give you >> about...
Re: Shade tree wiring of a cold start valve on a 2.1?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:37:06 -0500
...I have installed a cold start valve circa 2.0 aircooled > Vanagon motor(new one bought on ebay cheap) but never wired it in...
Shade tree wiring of a cold start valve on a 2.1?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:44:26 -0600
...I have installed a cold start valve circa 2.0 aircooled Vanagon motor(new one bought on ebay cheap) but never wired it in...
Tool US 1076?
Historical mailing list - David Johnson
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:11:10 -0600
...since the fire seems to have started from a leak somewhere right about the cold start valve) but I'd like to be sure...
Help with troubleshooting a 1980 Westy
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 19:24:55 +0000
...I'm thinking cold start valve? temperature sensor? Thanks for ideas. tabe johnson/90MV *** email starts here *** <edited for brevity> �� We decided to bring...
Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:58:19 -0700
oh we're in trouble now ! Figured you had an air-cooled vanagon has they do indeed have a cold start valve, and being...
Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:36:01 -0700
...though does it actually *inject* ? I might call it a Cold Start Device or Valve perhaps. Maybe it actually does 'inject' , as in spray...
Re: Noisy Valve lifters
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Wed, 6 Feb 2013 18:33:11 -0800
...Valve lifters That suggests to me that VW meant for the oil to be checked when the engine was at operating temperature, not cold...
Valve adjustment suggestions and a question
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:15:41 -0700
...coming out with valve cover off. None did during a short run. A question. One lifter is consistently noisy at start up. Play felt...
Looking for used parts
Historical mailing list - BILL
Sun, 25 Oct 1998 21:27:40 -0700
...left side (drivers side) fuel line (tubing) from injectors to cold start valve. (2) 070 256 061A Y-piece that connects to blower housing...
Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:35:43 -0500
...so, a "tight" valve could prevent starting. > > Bad glow plugs could also factor in, but if it's not too cold a diesel > in...
Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 28 Aug 2001 14:07:50 -0400
...Much better low end grunt and cold starts. I would like to pull the valve covers and check to see if any of the...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 6 Apr 2003 00:20:50 -0600
...First is that when I cold start it, it idles fine for a minute >or so then fades and stalls out. It keeps doing...
Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:44:14 +0200
...a stuck valve.............. > >Any good suggestions on a quick diagnosis and fix? > >It is not just the normal valve clatter when cold - it is...
Re: 86 GL, Rough Idle cold
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:31:33 -0500
...Idle cold I have a new problem that has been growing over time. The Idle is rough when she is first started, and smooths...
Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 19:26:33 -0400
...Not sure what to do about > testing/replacing the cold start valve. He said to try starting it > with the pedal floored in "flood...
Re: Idle Control
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:25:37 -0500
...It contains a rotating-disk valve on a bimetal linkage that allows extra metered air to the engine when it's cold (metered meaning...
Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:31:03 -0700
...http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/VW/VWfuelpumpswitch.jpg (The other two switches control the cold start valve....) Richard
Re: '78 F.I. Problems.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Sep 1995 06:33:10 -0700
...So next i pulled the wire off the "Cold start valve". BINGO. Apparently my thermo time switch is bad and it is being "choked...
Re: COLD START PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! anyone!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Benoit
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:24:00 -0400
...valve is open so i should have a "cold >start"... > >I feel that i have a fuel pressure ploblem... but am not sure... fuel...
Re: 82 won't start when hot
Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:42:25 -0400
Stan writes: <<< The symptoms of a loose valve set are these: The engine starts and runs just fine and may be OK several days...
Re: Trouble starting after sitting awhile?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:10:09 -0400
The air cooled Vanagons have a cold start valve but not the wasserboxers. Mike Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > Anthony Kimmons wrote: > >> ...I can start...
Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
Historical mailing list - John Lane
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:22:25 -0700
...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: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 14:24:46 -0500
...I now have about 45,000 miles on this engine > and > > for the last few thousand miles the valves are noisy on start up...
Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 2 Feb 2003 14:51:34 -0500
...It had slight cold lifter noise and I made a mental note of slight clearance on the valve stem / rocker before I started adjusting...
No "Flicker", what to do?
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Wed, 9 May 2018 09:43:16 -0700
...So, started to check in the book and now I am looking at the connector to the Cold Start Valve, checking if it is...
Re: Bosch CIS problems
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Thu, 4 Jan 1996 20:15:47 CST6CDT
...The CIS uses a separate cold start injector mounted in the intake manifold. These can clog, causing cold running problems, or leak causing warm...
Oil Filter Option
Historical mailing list - Eric Small
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 16:27:53 -0400
...It seems to reduce the occasional cold start tapping, particularly when starting and running the van during winter storage. Often the filter also has...
OES, 5-20 etc
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:56:37 -0800
...Greely AK, we used OES and 5-10Wt in the "cold soak" critters so you could start em. The motorpool "daily drivers" were kept...
Re: 1.9 idle woes
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 18:27:31 EST
...I did >clamp >the hose from the aux valve to the throttle body while waiting for the >valve >and it ran great , even cold...
Re: Continuing Cold Stall Problem - HELP!!!
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:02:11 -0700
...Continuing Cold Stall Problem - HELP!!! I've noticed a rash of cold start problems on wasserboxers lately on this list. My 87 has had...
Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 10:17:54 -0600
...the engine with the cold coolant coming from the radiator. The thermostat set up is really a mixing valve and part of the goal...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:42:01 -0300
...The idle is >> controlled by the throttle valve actuator and timing via a >> sensor... If you start your cold engine and it idles right...
Re: random high idle
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 17:12:41 -0500
...idle stabilizer valve disconnected, re-set your idle speed. Let the engine get cold, reconnect the ISV, and check the cold start response - idle...