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• fuming van
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 20:58:03 EST
  ...Could there be a stuck cold start valve, or anything else?? Any help would be appreciated. Alan Gondry ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy...
• Re: WTB: '81 FI Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:35:51 -0400
  ...Harvey wrote: > I'm looking for fuel injection components for my 1981 California > emissions Westfalia. > > -Air Flow Meter > -Injectors > -Cold Start Valve > -Fuel Pump...
• still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:18:00 -0500
  ...I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air distributor to let it dry out, disabled the cold start valve, everything...
• Re: 91 Carat Cold Stall
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:35:17 -0500
  Lew, the first place to start tracking down this problem is to check your idle speed with the Idle Stabilizer Valve (ISV) disconnected. Be...
• Re: Idle Stabilization Valve
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 06:51:10 EDT
  ...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: Rough cold idle/Fast warm idle
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 21:02:33 -0600
  ...There is a fitting that connects a large hose to to the small diameter hose at the idle speed boost valves that had a...
• cleaning/testing idle control valve
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:40:29 -0500
  ...hesitation on cold starts. One thing that I hadn't done yet is to try to clean the idle contol valve. When I turn...
• Is a aircooled vanagon ECU different between automatic and manual transmissions?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:45:18 -0500
  ...The A/T van that I currently am restoring had a dead ECU...............no pulse at the injectors, but at the cold start valve...
• Fwd: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Wed, 14 May 2003 03:04:59 -0700
  ...What about the Cold Start Valve? Does >> the >> Digijet system have a Thermo-Time Switch? In my 1975 VW Beetle with >> L-Jetronic (AFC...
• Re: Oil Pressure and bypass valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:48:24 -0400
  ...I always thought the valve was closed at below 20PSI, routing the oil >away from the filter at low pressures, rather than the reverse...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:49:01 -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...
• Re: Idle Relay - Idle Valve match?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:30:36 -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...
• Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:46:20 -0500
  ...Ambient air temp > was 45F not very cold. I will check the bypass valve tomorrow. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Mark > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 4...
• defeat
  Historical mailing list - LAWS HOME
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 20:25:28 -0400
  I must admit that I haven't found a "cold start valve" on my "84 vanagon waterboxer" nor a cold start injector? Please excuse...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question, update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:54:56 -0400
  ...It does seem like a >valve or something is sticking when cold and once it starts moving it works >properly. > >Edward
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:00:16 -0400
  ...burdett@SPOTWAVE.COM> wrote: >Gang > >Every time I start my air-cooled engine up (cold) my bus has a loud >clackety sounds for about...
• Re: Ok....Still having rich running problems....anyone with a warm garage close to York,PA?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 8 Dec 2003 20:32:52 -0800
  ...cold...so the quicker i can find them... clean > them and put them back together the better. > 2. I cannot hear my idle valve...
• Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:22:50 -0700
  ...One of the nice things that makes a good snowcountry vehicle is it being one you can start cold and leave running for a...
• Re: TIICO- Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Adam Brooks
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 09:34:45 -0500
  ...an anti drainback valve? Cold start the next morning is just like after an oil change (if you don't pre-fill the filter...
• High Idle with A/C on
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 15:26:31 -0700
  Hi All, I just installed a new idle control valve on my 90 Vanagon to cure a cold stalling problem, it handled that problem...
• Noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:56:33 -0700
  ...Its usually worst when cold and first started - it does improve somewhat after driving a few hundred miles, but I can still hear the...
• Cold Engine Problem - Please !Help
  Historical mailing list - Rich Pournelle
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:16:30 -0700
  ...Which happened probably less than 20% of the time when its started cold. I had the coolant temp sensor and the idle stabilizer valve...
• Re: Fuel vs Ignition - WBX 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Sat, 16 May 2015 13:24:42 -0500
  Start by checking residual fuel pressure as per Bentley, fuel pressure regulator, "fuel pump check valve", "injector leaking", etc. Skipper >Engine cold or cool...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:29:41 -0600
  ...If your thermo time switch (activates a time sequence in the CPU) is working properly it opens the cold start valve when you're...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:43:42 -0400
  ...burdett@SPOTWAVE.COM> wrote: >Gang > >Every time I start my air-cooled engine up (cold) my bus has a loud >clackety sounds for about...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:55:09 -0600
  ...hot starts. Oddly enough he found out the VW hydraulic lifters don't always work like they should, they sometimes hold a valve open...
• Re: Losing valve lash just after adjustment-why?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 07:28:12 -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: Finding TDC (dumb question?)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:57:18 -0600
  ...You can flood the injected motor if you have three or four non starting cycles (your cold start valve sprays on each start attempt...
• Re: Problem Solved: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:12:54 +0000
  ...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: Clakity-Clack
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 19:20:23 -0500
  ...IMHO, over time, each cold start under those conditions is a start with components out of tolerance. I don't see how this could...
• Vanagon Bucking Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 May 2001 14:11:16 -0500
  ...It won't idle after a cold start by itself, but if I keep my foot on the pedal until it warms up it...
• Re: Do I really need the Idle Stabilizer Valve?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 12:30:59 -0500
  ...On a cold start on a cold day ISV will stabilize the engine rpm until the engine is warm, then mixture gradually leans out...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:14:55 -0800
  ...for cold start -- a thermally operated > disk valve that allows air to bypass the throttle plate during first few > minutes of cold operation. > > It...
• Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 09:13:48 -0600
  ...very cold days - turns heads > > Are you sure it is not a belt? The alternator really loads up after a cold > start. > > > > > Marshall <mjruskin...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 14:18:10 -0800
  ...I'm >>>> going to calculate the power (watts) going to the idle valve during cold >>>> idle and during cold cranking and compare. >>>> >>>> First, let...
• Clutch dripped away???
  Historical mailing list - byard
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 19:21:25 -0800
  I had one of the '82 Westys inoperative for most of the winter, because it needs cold start valve and maybe sensor and it...
• sigh..... lifter adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:20:24 -0700
  ...What is the recommended procedure/number of turns from zero lash when starting from scratch with a stone cold motor, and likely more than...
• Need Aux Air Valve (was Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:36:49 -0400
  ...this auxillary air valve didn't seem to be doing much... I tried >> pinching the hose with the engine running cold and it didn...
• oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:53:11 -0500
  ...http://snipurl.com/c9q8 I started up the van the other day when it was about 15 degrees F out. started up after a...
• Re: coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 11:30:31 -0400
  ...I did not start it for long time before that because it > was summer but now it start to be cold in Quebec. Is...
• Throttle switch - am I thinking about this right?
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 00:15:22 -0500
  ...it potentially cause excess injection on start-up? I have the other symptoms which Bentley describes (cold stall, warm lack of deceleration fuel shutoff...
• Re: 1.9 aux air valve
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:26:51 -0700
  ...have a valve that is controlled by a > bimetallic spring heated by a 12V coil. It is supposed to start off cold > fully closed...
• Re: valve clatter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 09:51:00 -0500
  ...GL > I started up the van today after about 2 weeks of not driving it and I got > valve clatter on startup. This has...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 09:14:58 -0800
  ...Hard start when warm. When > cold starts immediately. > > I too would like to know what's with that! -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:19:07 -0500
  The symptoms of a loose valve set are these: The engine starts and runs just fine and may be OK several days. Then after...
• Re: dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:01:43 -0700
  ...If at any time you get stranded for lack of EFI injection you can hot wire your cold start valve to spray continuously to...
• Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:09:03 -0500
  ...after it is initially >started. > >1. I am not using one of the good Mahl oil filters with valves - could it >be the main...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:23:02 -0500
  ...Engine Cold, Key On, Engine Off 34.0% 9 > Engine Warm, Key On, Engine Off 29.4% 9 @ 157 mA Engine Cold & Starter > cranking...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:03:54 -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...
• Vacuum leak sources
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 16 May 2000 10:33:59 EDT
  ...Once a leak starts the engine starts to run lean, the O2 sensor will enrich the mixture to it max. If the leak is...
• Re: No "Flicker", what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 9 May 2018 11:58:29 -0700
  ...Looking at the Bentley wiring diagram, it looks like the cold start valve > is controlled by a timer; the timer appears close the positive...
• Oil pressure leakdown test
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 18:58:35 -0600
  ...Cold engine, start up, immediately switch off, the back to tne ON position only. Watch how long it takes for the oil light to...
• [A] FI problem, [Q] where to get a starter
  Historical mailing list - Jesse L Reynolds
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 17:42:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It was overactive, and was causing the cold start valve to flood the intake. Also, the plugs had to be changed, because all of...
• Re: No fuel line pressure when off???
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:42:25 -0400
  ...leaking injector? > > If it starts OK, probably not - that would flood a cylinder. > >> it's not the cold start valve leaking. or can the...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 08:33:47 -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: '87 Westy stalling when cold
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 06:41:58 -0400
  ...stalled when cold, idled like crap when cold, exhaust was rich (black smoke and odor of unburned fuel). The problem started out with just...
• '81 Has 13 MPG--last mo. 18 MPG???
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:15:20 -0500
  ...I am running original injectors, newer thermo time switch and cold start valve. I also notice a very slight jerky acceleration, together with equal...
• WTB: '81 FI Stuff
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:39:16 -0700
  ...DIV> <DIV>-Air Flow Meter</DIV> <DIV>-Injectors</DIV> <DIV>-Cold Start Valve</DIV> <DIV>-Fuel Pump Relay (double relay)</DIV> <DIV>-Idle Stablizer...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Apr 2007 to 27 Apr 2007 - Special issue (#2007-436)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:32:12 -0700
  ...When the motor is cold, or is warm but hasn't >been run for 10 or more minutes, it starts hard and wants to...
• Re: no heat ! .. the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 07:59:04 -0800
  ...can break loose and start to move around the cooling system. If you verify that the the heater valve is being properly actuated by...