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warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 08:15:58 -0800
...Another issue which I feel affects the ability of these gaskets to seal during the cold is clamping force. When the engine is cold...
Re: Hard start, cold and warm (1.9)
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Fri, 12 May 2006 09:11:01 -0400
At 09:47 PM 5/11/2006 -0400, Benny boy wrote: >-the "Cold air valve"... well, i didn't check this one. That is...
Too cold, no start at Bus Brr
Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:47:00 -0500
...Twas quite cold over night. About -3 degrees F. Didn't use anything much. Just the light a bit before bed time and had...
Re: Head gasket leaks and winter weather
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:30:00 -0500
...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: Cold start valve
Historical mailing list - Thewestyman
Sat, 1 Jun 2013 11:40:25 -0700
...2013 11:18 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Cold start valve Either way it shouldn't buzz with the key off...
Re: cold start problems??
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:27:32 -0700
I would most certainly make sure that the oil is 10W30 or 10W40, as these are thinner when cold. Also make sure that the...
Cold start feedback
Historical mailing list - Don & Sue Welch
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 05:41:24 -0700
Thank you all for the feedback concerning my cold start problem. I am scheduling an apt. to have the fuel pressure checked... and the...
Re: Cold Start problem
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Dec 2000 06:18:36 EST
How good of a battery do you have? How many Cold Crank Amps? It could just be a case of weak battery that is...
while on the idle topic
Historical mailing list - Justin Wolfe
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 14:27:07 -0400
If I start my 84 westy cold. It will idle fine for about 1-2 minutes, start to sputter for an additional 1-2...
Re: Ventilation controls
Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:09:02 -0800
<<Secondly, if your feet get cold...they'll stay cold. Why? My 86 GL Westy heats just great! After not more than a couple...
Strong gas smell on cold start
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 27 Apr 2003 14:28:18 -0600
I get a strong gas smell on cold starts in the morning. I have the ISV disconnected because of a fault somewhere in that...
Danger from cold
Historical mailing list - Richard Hotchkiss
Sun, 18 Jan 2004 14:42:32 -0500
My 86 GL got the exact same gas leak at the fire wall during that really cold spell a week ago. Replaced the hose...
just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
Historical mailing list
Fri, 16 Jan 2004 00:12:47 EST
...this kind of cold can play hell with your transmission (and other mechanical parts) chris se pa where its -3 and a -35 Wind...
Re: cold weather shifting, was: Re: Tom's genital defect
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 9 Dec 2005 18:19:34 -0600
It is aome experience to live in a climate where it is so cold that the tires keep their flat spot for the first...
Re: Addendum cold feet
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:36:17 -0600
...Cold other things, but not cold feet. > > Scout motto is "Be Prepared!" I know. I'm an old Eagle Scout myself. So get > those...
Re: Starts day, won't at night ...
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 3 May 2010 22:18:05 -0700
...In cold weather (nights, mornings) under a certain ambient temperature (Bentley shows this and how to test one), it activates the cold start valve...
Re: Cold Engine Problem
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Thu, 4 Jan 2001 13:42:53 -0800
<html><DIV> <P>My engine is stalling on start up when cold in 35 degrees F weather. I start it, have to keep the...
Re: Hard starting when cold????
Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 06:54:46 -0800
...Hard starting when cold???? >another possibility is oil. yup. with the oil so cold, the >hydraulic lifters might be shrunk,and not opening the...
Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 22:00:49 -1000
...in really cold temps ( or a long initial downhill run in cold temps ) if the heater is on from the get-go .. in a...
Block the grill, Re: just how COLD is it where u are..
Historical mailing list - zolo
Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:03:27 -0800
Reading the hard cold conditions, I remember that cars used to get a cover for the front to block the wind out either partly...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 01:43:15 -0500
At 12:02 AM 1/10/2002, Blake Thornton wrote: > > however, cold starts are a pain, because the Idle Stabilizer Valve > (ISV) keeps > >I...
Re: Cold start valve
Historical mailing list - Thewestyman
Sat, 1 Jun 2013 10:23:52 -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: Cold Start Injector doesn't turn off.
Historical mailing list - Dr. John H. Lauterbach
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:36:53 -0500
...When my '84DL is cold (around 35F) fast idle is okay. Overnight at 45F or warmer, results in slow idle, almost stall, with some...
Re: Cold steering wheel
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:21:13 -0400
I've yet to meet a cozy steering wheel on a cold winter morning. In my New Beetle I use two nearby vents to...
Re: Cold Air Intake
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 29 Mar 2015 09:52:31 -0400
...Cold Air Intake With what seems to be the easiest horsepower gain, I continuously wonder and search for a good cold air/direct air...
just How COLD is it? Re: Ironic Vanagon sighting in Frozen Tundra
Historical mailing list
Tue, 7 Jan 2014 21:40:44 -0500
...As long as the battery turns, the water-boxers seem to start up nicely in cold weather. Chris 3 was -5 F here in...
Cold steering wheel
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:45:28 -0700
What is the Vanagon steering wheel made of? What polymer might it be? On a cold winter day that plastic material sucks the heat...
Re: Wesipes - pizza in the engine box!
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 04:30:17 +0100
...Alexander" wrote: > You know, cold weather needs are fairly easy. One of the Vikings on the > List, I remember, told me about how they...
Re: Coleman thermoElectric fridge for those of you with w/ busted or missing fridge
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:27:45 +0000
...It is reversible polarity on the one I have so > it does hot and cold. As a cold out in the hot van it...
Cold weather and gear lubricant
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:59:57 -0800
...I 'm back on board to bother you with questions :-) In cold weather should I switch to thinner gear box lubricant? If so, what...
Cold start valve
Historical mailing list - Thewestyman
Fri, 31 May 2013 17:49:26 -0700
That thing in the middle of the engine, I think it’s called the Cold start valve, is still buzzing, running after I switched...
1985 Vanagon - cold start idle
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:00:13 -0400
...Any suggestions on the cold start idle system? Thanks Larry Georgia
Compression Test on Aircooled 1600
Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
Fri, 14 Jan 2000 08:05:50 -0000
...1 - Should the engine be hot or cold when you test ? 2 - Should you keep the remaining spark plugs in or take them all...
Checking cold start valve
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 08:43:03 -0500
How do I check the cold start valve on my 83 1.9 WB? Got it running great when warm, but it is real...
hesitation and lack of power when cold
Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:42:44 -0400
...But when cold, it hesitates, and I have to floor it and then it jerks and takes off, as long as I keep the...
Re: oil leaks - was RE: Coolant leak in cold storage
Historical mailing list - don spence
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:27:14 -0700
...Coolant leak in cold storage >
Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
Historical mailing list - Lorraine
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:33:04 -0500
It sounds like I'm having the same problem as Roger Sisler.....only this happens mainly when the weather is really cold, it's...
Re: Temperature guage
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:56:37 -0500
I have a question! What good does a colder thermostat do....except open at a cooler temperature and allow the coolant to begin to...
Re: What's to cold to camp?
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Thu, 22 May 2008 07:13:50 -0700
...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 - Calle Fallberg
Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:42:45 +0200
...Within > about 10 minutes of driving, the problem goes away. > > I've tried setting the idle higher when cold (with a few turns of...
Bad Cold Start Valve?????
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 30 Oct 2000 12:59:46 -0800
...Smelling gas back in the engine compartment, I looked and found that the two short pieces of fuel hose leading to the cold start...
Re: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Fri, 14 May 2004 20:45:06 -0700
...I've already cleaned my burner assembly, replaced the stock fan with one that moves more air, added an internal fan to circulate cold...
Passat AC (No Vanagon content)
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 01:29:29 +0200
...The problem he has is that the ac doesn't get any colder than 10-15 C (50-60 F?) with the temp lever...
Re: Bad Cold Start Valve?????
Historical mailing list - robot .
Mon, 30 Oct 2000 14:17:54 PST
YEP! Change the cold start injector. Happened to my engine outa my 81 Westy (living in my 83 at the present time). Swapped it...
Re: coolant light / temp sensor - need advice please!
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:02:26 -0500
Joy, This statement caused an eyebrow to raise; " The needle was maybe a quarter of the way up from cold, which is where it...
Re: Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Tue, 8 Dec 2009 20:24:53 -0800
...Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content > So cold that I drained my water tank in my Westy yesterday. 22F > overnight in Sacramento, CA...
Broke my grill - need another!
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 10 Dec 2000 00:42:17 -0600
...It's so cold here in Winnipeg, I was replacing my upper grill, (after bleeding the rad), and I put my hand right through...
Re: Temp sensor failure-->warm start troubles: 1.9L WBX
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 19 Jan 2002 17:38:36 -0600
...So is the default setting > in the computer set for cold starts and if sensor says "I'm hot!" then > computer adjusts fuel ratio...
Re: battery going?
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:04:40 -0400
...so the ecu treats a disconnected sensor, infinity ohms, as reporting very cold temps, and she starts just fine cold, but not, subsequently, hot...
Rough starting in cold weather
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Sat, 11 Dec 1999 22:51:01 EST
...When starting up the engine up cold, with the temperature below 30 F, the engine misses and barely runs for the first minute or...
Re: What's to cold to camp?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 21 May 2008 23:33:33 -0500
...How cold will this > get in the van? I have one of those Coleman CAT heaters but I > won't run it overnight, only...
82 cold starts fine; stalls after 5 min.; Temp II??
Historical mailing list - Kw
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 00:10:56 -0700
...My 82 (AirCooled) starts fine when cold. I let it warm a few minutes and suddenly it dies. No restart as if it is...
Addendum: was vented catalytic heaters
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 08:35:45 -0600
After giving thought to something Rico Sapplich e-mailed to me about cold weather camping, I am adding this to the information I put...
Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 19:20:24 -0500
Richard, the RHS head on our Vanagon seeps coolant when the weather is very cold but not in the warm weather and it seeps...
Re: subject Re: Ice Cream Camping
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 8 Mar 2010 20:58:13 -0800
...It can be colder, actually much colder, much much colder. Just not hotter. David B. can comment on this I bet. Mike in Marin...
Re: Cold Start Mystery
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:52:41 -0700
...Cold Start Mystery > OK Vanagonites, here's another mystery: > When I start my van cold for the first time of the day, > there is...
Cold air always
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:06:41 -0500
I live in CA where it rarely gets really cold but......... I always get cool or cold air coming through my heater duct...even...
RE: Power Steering Fluid Choice
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 12 Mar 97 04:33:15 UT
VW changed to the Pentosin to correct cold weather power steering complaints. Obviously the thinner fluid works at lower temps. Note that the Pentosin...
Didn�t' start
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 1 Feb 2003 15:25:46 -0800
...And cold start sensor misbehaving and flooding it when hot. Fuel pump check is relatively easy, next time it won't start pull the...
Tranny won't shift when cold
Historical mailing list - LENBOU
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 18:35:15 -0400
Hi boys and girls! I'm having a problem with my 84 Vanagon (auto trans) shifting when it is stone cold, (IE: every morning...