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• Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - Burdett, Jean-Pierre
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:11:03 -0400
  Gang Every time I start my air-cooled engine up (cold) my bus has a loud clackety sounds for about 5-10 seconds (as...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:28:13 -0500
  ...It contained some couplers of different sizes, 3 cans of r134a a valve and a hose. I put the right coupler on the cold...
• Re: Idle Stab.-OK to bypass?
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Sat, 2 Jan 1999 21:09:55 -0500
  Bill, What you are probably experiencing, in this cold weather, is a sticking Idle Stabilizer Valve. It could be frozen moisture or hardened oil...
• Re: 1981 flooding issue
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:35:20 -0800
  ...It floods from cold start >or hot if I give it to much gas. Last night it left me stranded so >I must address...
• Re: Won't start cold
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:34:37 -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...
• idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:01:12 -0400
  ...all idle booster and cold start valves have the vacuum blocked at the manifold<makes no difference>. vacuum advance seems tight and no leaks...
• Re: VALVE COVER ADHESIVE
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:32:44 -0400
  ...Cold starts are good again and the lifters have been quiet so far. Jay '85 Westy--The Hindenburg "Greenamyer, William L" <William.Greenamyer@WEST...
• Re: sigh..... lifter adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:58:37 -0400
  ...What is the recommended procedure/number of turns from zero lash when starting from scratch with a stone cold motor, and likely more than...
• Re: cold start problems??
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:18:59 -0600
  ...cold start problems?? >I would most certainly make sure that the oil is 10W30 or 10W40, as these >are thinner when cold. Also make...
• Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 09:48:03 -0500
  Are you sure it is not a belt? The alternator really loads up after a cold start. Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>@gerry.vanagon.com...
• 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 - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:54:13 -0400
  ...Cold start problem definition: Engine temperature and air temperature > > around 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit. Start engine w/o foot on accelerator > > pedal. Engine starts...
• Auto Tranny Axles
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:06:23 -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...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:01:35 -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...
• Valves down under, toggle switches
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 13:52:45 -0800
  ...got three different results from three consecutive valve adjustments? Were you not setting valves with stone cold engine? Were you turning the engine in...
• Re: cold problem clues
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 09:08:17 -0800
  It's unclear to me if this is just a cold idle problem or all cold situations. In any case, you could start by...
• Does my van want to do a start-up sequence?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 01:21:54 -0400
  ...It doesn't make any difference if the engine is hot or cold, it doesn't idle right for several minutes after startup. Thanks...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:50:12 -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: A/C not blowing cold
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:58:06 -0400
  ...Black cap on schrader valve (like a tire valve) is the R12 style connector (it should have been replaced with the quick connect fittings...
• Re: COLD START PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! anyone!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:28:46 -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: idle valve surge 87
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 23:29:24 EST
  ...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: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 03:42:16 +0000
  ...Not sure what to do about >> testing/replacing the cold start valve. He said to try starting it >> with the pedal floored in "flood...
• Cold Start/haltech Update
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:36:06 -0500
  ...I took Dennis Haynes' advice and installed a cold start valve from a Type 4 motor(found a new one on ebay for $30...
• Re: [DIESEL] [Diesel] Injector Pump is leaking...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 20 Oct 2001 10:59:59 -0700
  ...The most common leaks seem to be at the cold start lever and the junction between the pump body and the fuel valve block...
• Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Flooding
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 09:00:30 -0700
  ...It is starting when cold at high altitudes. I'm attaching something I wrote about it a while back. I have never had trouble...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 03:50:45 -0600
  ...What I do not get is the process >when it is starting cold.....air flows thru the AFM, and if the motor is >cold...
• Re: Lurch at 2900 Update...and help setting timing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 08:35:09 -0500
  ...I would suggest a vacuum gauge on the manifold checked hot and cold. Read my article on hydraulic lifters and then adjust the valves...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 2 May 2005 20:49:57 -0400
  ...do that when the engine is cold...remove valve cover and push on the rocker (where the pushrod sit).. Follow those procedure: http://www...
• WAS: Comprssion Tester Question. NOW: Tester/engine results Report
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:18:44 -0800
  ...This valve may be suspect. Regardless it worked fine without adaptor. Used w/o adaptor (engine cold) I got: 150 150 150 Then...... 50...
• Losing valve lash just after adjustment-why?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 20:38:37 -0500
  ...Followed his instructions and adjusted the valves to .006 inch valve lash. I adjusted both intake and exhaust when engine cold. Just to be...
• Re: Valve Adj. Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 19:37:57 -0800 (PST)
  Hi Bill, One key to success is to adjust them stone cold. This means they must sit overnight before adjusting, which means you must...
• Re: FS on eBay: Idle Stabilizer valve and Control Unit/Shawn's On Duty
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 11:48:47 -0400
  ...I bet a few people could use this part to fix cold start symptoms.. Regards, Shawn THX0001@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated...
• Re: Continuing Cold Stall Problem - HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:17:28 -0700
  I have to agree with Todd up to a point, With any cold start problem one should look at plugs, plug wires and cap...
• Problem Solved: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:46:59 -0800
  ...Ambient air temp > was 45F not very cold. I will check the bypass valve tomorrow. > > Thanks, > Mark > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 4...
• Re: Still won't start when warm
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 16:28:41 EST
  In a message dated 2/18/00 4:18:56 PM, saamigammi2@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << My van starts fine when cold, but, floods and...
• Oil pressure update.
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 16:39:33 -0700
  ...What do other peoples op readings start out at with cold engine? The only thing that's left is that relief valve, I suppose...
• Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:28:23 -0800
  ...Ambient air temp > was 45F not very cold. I will check the bypass valve tomorrow. > > Thanks, > Mark > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 4...
• Re: Losing valve lash just after adjustment-why?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 07:21:13 -0400
  ...Followed his > >instructions and adjusted the valves to .006 inch valve lash. I > >adjusted both intake and exhaust when engine cold. Just to be...
• Re: '88 stalls when cold
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Fri, 16 Aug 96 15:17:57 -0500
  ...My '87 all of a sudden stalls when cold and on start up. Needs a bit of gas and some pedal massaging to keep...
• Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:25:04 -0400
  ...HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding At 12:23 AM 10/3/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote... >there is no cold start valve btw...
• idle conversation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 23:00:21 EST
  ...Immediately after cold start, it will idle fine for 5-15 seconds. The idle then degrades (slows) until it dies within 5 seconds. Recrank...
• Re: Idling....
  Historical mailing list - - James Shinosky
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 01:57:06 EDT
  ...the idle stabilizer valve with cold engine and jiggled the connectors to idle stabilizer valve and coolant temp sensor. Upon starting, it idles in...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:22:31 -0400
  ...idle stabilizer valve. <g> > It's kind of an anvil shaped doohickey >that allows extra air into the engine on cold starts (the logic...
• Re: 5-cylinder conversion mail list (1)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 00:56:23 EST
  ...The cold start valve would have to be wired the same as the old rabbits (thermo time switch receiving power from the start circuit...
• Re: RE Fuel Injection problem found
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jul 1996 10:57:38, -0500
  ...I have a flow chart from VW on troubleshooting the AFC FI (actually for type I, but same parts)- under ENGINE STARTS-STALLS AFTER...
• Aircooled FI Questions
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 10:44:54 -0700
  ...How many wires should attach to the cold start valve? Right now there are three brown wires hacked in to the valve. Any advice...
• slow oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Thu, 1 Jan 1998 13:32:20 -0800
  ...I didnt notice this problem until I replaced the cold start injector, because now she starts right up. I'm using castrol 20w50 an...
• Re: '89 Vanagon won't idle when cold AND wet
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:58:15 -0600
  ...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: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 22 Jan 2022 10:58:45 -0800
  ...Ambient air temp was 45F not very cold. I will check the bypass valve tomorrow. >> >> Thanks, >> Mark >> >> On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 4...
• Still diagnosing warm start troubles 1.9L wbx
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 18:23:28 -0800
  ...tested it by starting and cutting the engine in several successions and it starts each time while it's cold. So it would seem...
• Re: Idle Stabilization Valve
  Historical mailing list - Sylvie et Germain
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 19:46:46 -0400
  ...However when it is cold, the engine is not = easy to start. The idle is very rough and I need to keep the throttle...
• Re: cold start problems??
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 12:53:32 -0400
  ...cold start problems?? I would most certainly make sure that the oil is 10W30 or 10W40, as these are thinner when cold. Also make...
• Re: Valve Clatter? Bardahl ???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 12:11:41 -0400
  ...I figured if I had a stuck valve, that's when I'd >here it--no valve noise on starting up (like in my...
• Re: Clakity-Clack
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:26:19 -0700
  ...IMHO, over time, each cold start under those conditions is a start with components out of tolerance. I don't see how this could...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 18:45:27 -0800
  ...then listen for the fuel pump to run, aand then shut off...before turning key to 'start' ?? I ALWAYS do ...warm or cold. it...
• Re: Engine start-up trouble - Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 10:31:04 -0400
  ...Engine start-up trouble John The problem is most likely related to the Idle Stabilizer Valve (ISV) circuit. The stabilizer valve operates when the...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 06:11:08 -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...
• 82 AIRCOOLED STARTING ISSUE
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Wed, 7 Jan 2015 18:03:39 -0500
  ...I REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM THE TANK TO THE INJECTORS PLUS THE COLD START VALVE. I ALSO REPLACED THE DUAL RELAY. STARTER, BATTERY...
• intermittant cross-cylinder miss on I4 GX engine
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 05:56:33 -0800
  ...Cold-start, thermo-time switch are both working correctly, new rotor, cap, and wires, no vacuum leaks from manifolds or injector seals. It's...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 05:46:20 -0500
  ...1) Keeps engine from stalling on a cold start by kicking up the idle. 2) When the AC is on, it kicks up the...
• Low Idle w/A/C on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:37:21 -0500
  Volks, My 91 Westy w/4 speed is idling a little low with A/C pumping, cold engine and hot. Idle is around 780...