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• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:37:02 -0600
  ...Drive for awhile then >> shut it done for less than a minute and it runs like it is flooded. On >> restarting I'll sit...
• UPDATE: (83.5 won't start) IT LIVES!
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 20:08:11 -0500
  ...I decided to give it one last try, and IT STARTED! Perhaps it was just flooded? Or drying out the distributor cap a few...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 21:09:59 -0700
  ...I'm starting suspect the piezo is not firing every time, or the spark is very weak, so it is flooded with gas, then...
• Re: Charcoal canister on 2.1 digifant engines?, page 20.33
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:56:55 +1000
  ...Should the canister, through some odd set of circumstances, get flooded with fuel (it has happened) it will dry back out to a hard...
• Re: driving to rio thanks
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 09:56:19 -0800
  ...It is now mostly flooded by dams built for the canal, and what isn't under water is marsh or hilly jungle. Get yourself...
• Re: '84 won't start after used for awhile
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 02:09:29 -0700
  ...Feels like it's flooded. (Jetta engine conversion) I suspect the purge valve is staying open and letting gas fumes to gather at intake...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:38:10 -0800
  ...WHAT JUST HAPPENED??? > > The huge puff of smoke is an indication that the engine was flooded. > Flooding on a warm or hot restart is...
• Re: Syncros
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 96 11:03:04 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Aren't the air intakes approximately 5 feet off the ground? Does ignition get flooded out 1st? Russ > >If you can't dazzle them...
• Re: Choking on dinner ~ Friday humor
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:51:27 -0600
  ...Seems the > > warehouse in N'awlins was flooded and stocks throughout the known > > world are > > seriously in jeopardy. My local ethnic store, Target has...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:46:56 +0200
  ...Also, note that Trojan specifies higher charging > voltages than some other batteries; not all flooded batteries > are the same. Most specify 14.4 volts...
• Re: 87 GL wont start and run
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:57:35 EST
  ...It sounds like either you flooded it or the spark timing is off. Check those plug wires again. The notch on the distributor's...
• Re: Need help with hard start after stop
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 16:20:17 -0400
  ...Need help with hard start after stop > Leaking injectors can also cause hard start problems as the engine can be > flooded after a short...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 03:32:44 -0500
  I tried unplugging the distributor but nothing changed. When I turn the key on the injectors go to ground so I think I am...
• Re: New Problem -engine dies when warm
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Sun, 2 May 2004 17:27:59 -0600
  ...Try to start with throttle wide open as in a flooded engine, Stumbles and starts and i drive the 1/2 block home till...
• New member's starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 1994 16:19:16 -0500 (EST)
  ...I assumed I had inadvertantly flooded it and vowed to never even touch the gas pedal while starting. But it happened again today. I...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:25:11 -0400
  ...up the car (and I am tired of >> pulling up the flooded carpet)! >> >> Thanks! >> Paul -- '90 Vanagon (180k) '84 Vanagon (217k) '78 Microbus (175k)
• Re: Weird little electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:27:04 -0500
  ...I got flooded out of a campsite and drove down dozens of flooded > >> > > >> > streets. Nothing happened then but on the way home, after about...
• Re: Local story on VW bus event we host
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:11:41 -0700
  ...Held just before VT got flooded out. > > Eric Caron > > > https://www.reformer.com/community-news/west-river-westies-volkswagen-bus-gathering-celebrates-20th-annual...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 06:08:30 -0400
  ...Drive for awhile then >> shut it done for less than a minute and it runs like it is flooded. On >> restarting I'll sit...
• Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:23:07 -0500
  ...fusebox and pinhole in the oilpan from dragging it across a flooded, dirt, abandoned stretch of rough road in a flash flood while dodging...
• Re: 65 bus won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 13:34:43 -0500
  ...So, I let it >sit for 5 minutes(thinking maybe it is flooded) and try to start it >again. Starts right up but again...
• Re: Still running poor when cold...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 01:02:18 +0200
  ...It was diagnosed back to a water flooded, corroded ECU as this one sits outside, in front of the windshield, under a lame plastic...
• Dead Van Drivin'
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 12:04:21 -0400
  I just got a call yesterday from a guy that had his 84 Westy flooded out by Hurricane Sandy last fall. He is just...
• Re: '86 still running rich
  Historical mailing list - Steven Min
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:02:12 -0800
  ...It was causing the ECU to dump fuel into the engine and run rich , hence the loss of power, it just flooded it. It...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 May 2008 17:36:20 -0400
  ...for a good battery to buy, whether it be a simple flooded >style that would not be deeply discharged or go with one of...
• Re: No start hot
  Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
  Sun, 27 Nov 2016 08:16:27 -0600
  ...Feels like flooded. > I know, we have discussed this a few times, I just don’t remember the reasons. > What is it again? > Best...
• Re: COLD START PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! anyone!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:08:49 -0400
  ...no start when cold, and now, no start when hot!!!! Black smoke with heavy hesitation, kind a feel a it's flooded! injecting brake...
• Accelerator Pedal Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:31:51 EDT
  ...in as beads of sweat born of desperation and high humidity flooded my eyes. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration. I'll use an Allen...
• followup: won't start, 1984
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:47:00 -0800
  ...Since I thought it may well be flooded, I pulled the fuel pump relay, and it eventually started and ran for several seconds, burning...
• Re: [T2] Air Cooled Vanagon Won't Start in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 09:20:25 -0800
  ...Keeping your throttle wide open probably doesn't help; that's the technique to use with a flooded engine when you want to give...
• Fw: Lighting the fridge-the E-Z way
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:38:29 -0500
  ...The Dometic is almost perpetually flooded w/propane, since not enough air is getting into the chamber. (Cheap air pumps.) So after trying for...
• 85gl 1.9 running rch with the cold snap plugs black ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:09:11 -0800
  ...it 5 min later just turned over so i thought maybe flooded I smell a wiff of gas anyways mess around for 20mins then...
• Re: Funny Bus Story, sorta (Rain)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 10:34:46 PDT
  ...My wife said that the main street to our house was flooded (La Riviera) and traffic was a zoo at rush hour. I decided...
• Re: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 21:09:12 -1000
  ...I have considered switching to flooded cell to get 225 amp hours, but still deciding. They are connected to the main system with a...
• Re: Spam! (was: INCREDIBLE money making opportunity)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 14:35:16 -0500
  ...About a year ago, the list was flooded with spam. My solution was to filter all messages that were not directed to the list...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:57:52 -0700
  ...David Quoting "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>: > in addition, to start a flooded engine that has an air flow meter.. > even with full...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:03:25 -0500
  ...WHAT JUST HAPPENED??? > > The huge puff of smoke is an indication that the engine was flooded. > Flooding on a warm or hot restart is...
• How to Select the Right Battery (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Aug 97 22:32:12 CDT
  ...The oldest and most commonly used design is the conventional flooded cell. Flooded- cell batteries contain blends of lead-antimoney plates with liquid sulphuric...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:19:58 +0000
  ...Drive for awhile > then > >> shut it done for less than a minute and it runs like it is flooded. On > >> restarting I'll sit...
• Re: CR Rowlands hot start problems
  Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:32:38 -0400
  ...It's being 'flooded' by a malfunctioning coolant temp sensor near the water pump. Here's a trick to start it. In the engine...
• Re: Unfortunately have to say goodbye to the list
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 01:41:02 EDT
  ...did you look underneath? what is damaged? i have a van that was flooded up to the seats (covering the engine) and i got...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:08:35 -0700
  ...I have dealt with AGM batteries up to 48 volt @ 240 A/H (6 hour rate) and flooded types, high acid up to 48...
• Van Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 11:52:19 -0800
  ...and when we put the old coil in the engine was flooded from the earlier tries to start it. But that doesn't explain...
• Re: How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELPPLEASE
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:58:39 -0700
  ...Once it gets flooded it becomes very difficult to light until you stop holding in the button and instead just pump air in for...
• admit defeat...long
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 10:44:43 EDT
  ...and the readings are within tolerances. (per Bently) I still have what I believe to be a "flooded condition" when I attempt to start...
• Re: Tools & Xenophobia
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 13:45:50 +0000
  ...Anyone else feel the same way? It seems the market it flooded with this > crap! > > Thom > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Yates, Burnaby, BC, CANADA e-mail: hyates...
• Re: Local story on VW bus event we host
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 17 Jul 2023 20:18:19 -0400
  ...Held just before VT got flooded out. >> >> Eric Caron >> >> https://www.reformer.com/community-news/west-river-westies-volkswagen-bus-gathering-celebrates-20th-annual...
• Re: New Problem -engine dies when warm
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sun, 2 May 2004 19:38:10 -0400
  ...Try to > start with throttle wide open as in a flooded engine, Stumbles and > starts and i drive the 1/2 block home till...
• Got skunked yesterday by 2.1L NoStart
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:20:17 -0600
  ...while cranking Tried New Ignition Switch Swapped in known good Coil Swapped in known good IAC Relay Tried cranking with WOT just incase flooded
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:04:33 -0700
  ...limited (14.4 to 14.6 volts maximum at 68�F) Flooded Electrolyte Advantages: � Lowest initial cost � Higher cranking amps � Water can be added...
• Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 10 May 2002 15:57:08 -0700
  ...I had mine removed when the bleeder popped off and flooded the rug. Had to remove the carpet and underfoam and drench it in...
• Re: A syncro fords a river: photo
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 23:01:59 +1200
  ...with shut doors and closed windows, not old SWB vehicles with flooded cabins). The deepest I have gone is wheel-deep in my 57...
• Re: UPDATE - Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L (Long)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 12:48:04 EDT
  ...Keep in mind it sat for close to 24 hours so it shouldn't be flooded. Well after towing it home it started right...
• Re: Battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:14:40 -0500
  ...For long term float charging, AGM and flooded batteries use slightly different voltages. You need to make sure the charger does not dry the...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 26 May 2008 13:18:53 -0700
  ...Putting a regular flooded battery in there, does not seem to offer >> any >> improvement over the Odyssey and would necessitate a lot additional labor...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution ( update ) HELP
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 18:41:55 +0000
  ...BTW I was able to almost get it started the it flooded out, major gas > > exhaust. > > > > Thanks so very much. I want to fix...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:25:16 -0700
  ...but when it was all wire-connected I was getting ~23+mpg so it was not running " flooded " You are right...I have some...
• Re: 96R AGM Battery feedback
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:26:15 -0400
  ...One thing to note is that AGM batteries at rest sit at slightly > higher voltage than flooded type batteries. When using voltage operated > combiners...
• 85 Vanagon No Heat
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 21:30:24 -0700
  ...My latest experiment was to tape over most of the fresh air intake behind the grille to keep the core from being flooded with...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:34:08 -0700
  ...be happening? My friends are urging my to give up the car (and I am tired of pulling up the flooded carpet)! Thanks! Paul