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• Re: no start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 00:01:19 -0500
  ...I figured if it was flooded, one side of the engine would clear and I could start it later; and if it was not...
• Re: A place to start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:16:58 -0700
  ...also consider that it might be flooded. there..that fits the symptom. check for that. Old plug wires, plug gaps a little big .....that...
• 82 cold starts fine; stalls after 5 min.; Temp II??
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 00:10:56 -0700
  ...No restart as if it is flooded until it cools to ambient temps. My immediate suspicion is the temp II sensor, since it is...
• Re: COLD START PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! anyone!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:24:00 -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...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 14:35:27 -1000
  ...you can have a car that say ..it's cold ..it gets flooded .. say the spark plug gaps are huge and the plugs should...
• Re: Westy speaker replacement??
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 11:39:11 -0700
  ...Using an eyedropper I carefully "flooded" the inside attachment circle with MEK (or any strong solvent like acetone or lacquer thinner). After 45 seconds...
• Re: Castrol, QT, 5W50 vs. Amsoil - cold no-start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 14:58:54 +0000
  ...Continuous trying will cause the engine to get flooded. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack R." Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 8:38 am Subject...
• Re: Low Fuel Engine Dies
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:44:29 -0400
  ...The tank inlet is in a bit of a sump and the return goes to it to help keep the pump inlet flooded. As...
• Re: Fw: Westy stalled/wont start
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 19:25:44 -0800
  ...It wouldn't start >> either and seemed to be flooded (too much gas & too little air. Mine was >> just gunked up and I cleaned...
• Re: what did i do? tempII sender
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:46:27 -0800
  ...It may be that you engine flooded by not having the Temp II sensor connected... let it sit over night and try starting it...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:28:33 -0500
  In the industrial world, a quality flooded battery, properly cared for is expected to give some 1,200 to 1,500 cycles to 80...
• Re: WTB: "TRANSPORTER" emblem for hatch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 14:59:37 -0400
  ...Unfortunately, my house got flooded and all my possessions have been hauled off by one or more contractors and I don't have ready...
• I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:34:50 -0700
  ...it overflowed out of an opening on the tank top and flooded the inside behind the cabinets. Now that the meter is working again...
• Questions, questions, questions...
  Historical mailing list - Felix Martel
  Mon, 22 Sep 1997 13:25:13 PDT
  ...receive the list postings, otherwise my regular e-mail regularly gets flooded :-( Anyone wishing to reach me directly should write to me at felixm...
• Re: Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 May 2008 08:39:30 -0400
  ...You would be much better off in the long run with good flooded batteries. They are charge and temparature sensitve and have high failure...
• Canoe hauling, interesting figures,etc
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:37:26 -0700
  ...Hit a nasty rain cell, flooded the interstate, had to drop down to 30 MPH when the hail started. No damage, whew. Then crawled...
• Re: winter cross country trip
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:42:39 -0700
  ...If it does not start on the first try, then it is flooded. My technique is the pedal to the floor--to open the...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 22 May 2008 22:55:08 -0700
  ...for a good battery to buy, whether it be a simple > flooded style that would not be deeply discharged or go with one of...
• [Q] Fuel Inj problem
  Historical mailing list - Jesse L Reynolds
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 17:57:50 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I suspect that the engine is getting flooded. This could be a leaky or over-active cold-start valve. Or, the brain maight think...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 16:40:56 -0800
  ...A little cranking later and it roared to life (by > then it was also flooded) a few farts and lots of smoke and it...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:55:29 -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...
• Re: '91 westfalia 2000 bucks in Louisiana on Craigslist...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 22:18:20 -0500
  ...There is a good chance that any vehicle parked like that in southern Louisiana has been flooded. But, call up the seller and shoot...
• Re: Need help with hard start after stop
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
  Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:37:06 -0700
  ...you tried cranking with your foot right down?� If it's > flooded that should help air it out. > >> Also, I have forgotten how to...
• Owner of a 1983.5 Vanagon w/ Blown Waterboxer (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:28:33 -0700
  ...My mechanic says that I am running rich and that my cylinder walls have been flooded with gas and causing the rings not to...
• Re: heading out tomorrow ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:20:56 -0800
  Well, I-5 in southern western Washington was flooded last night the TV said. Around Chehalis, between Olympia and the Columbia River. You'd...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:11:28 -0700
  ...up the car (and I am tired of >pulling up the flooded carpet)! > >Thanks! >Paul _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http...
• VANAGON FOR SALE? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 17:05:05 -0500
  ...If that happens the reason is that it is flooded. When engine is warm, best to open throtle all the way to disable cold...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 23 May 2008 05:09:52 EDT
  ...So, suggestions for a good battery to buy, whether it be a simple flooded style that would not be deeply discharged or go with...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Apr 2020 08:33:46 -0700
  ...We can debate what the best voltage setting at alternator should be, based on driving habits, time of year, agm or flooded battery etc...
• Re: Van Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Tim Timothy
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 15:07:31 EST
  ...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: Gypsy is gone...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:23:52 -0600
  ...Engine compartment was flooded with raw gasoline. To this day I don't know why I did not have a fire. But this sort...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:00:18 -0400
  ...I have dealt with AGM >batteries up to 48 volt @ 240 A/H (6 hour rate) and flooded types, high >acid up to 48...
• Thanks to the list and a very brief 2.3L WBX writeup
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:00:15 -0700
  ...Engine was essentially flooded at idle (AFM needs to trick the digijet ECU into thinking the motor is still a 1.9). After my...
• Re: Joe's 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:42:12 -0700
  ...Nothing since! what causes this? just flooded a bit since battery > was bone dry on juice. > > I'm totaly careful with any type of...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:09:05 -1000
  ...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: Rust Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:13:31 EST
  ...These areas should then be flooded with rust converter or etching compound, if using POR-15, then top coated with a rust inhibiting primer...
• Re: wisdom of brake fluid res. location
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:32:58 -0600
  ...As for removing brake fluid from the carpet, I first used soapy water, then flooded the floor with water to wash out the soap...
• question of oil level
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Oct 1994 23:00:37 -0500
  ...Traffic on the freeway slowed as the road flooded. I could hardly see the road in the darkness of the storm. The windshield flooded...
• Does this bus go to my office?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 09:32:38 PST
  ...I tried to crank her and it would turn over but not fire, and I could smell gasoline so I figured she was flooded...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:54:33 -0700
  ...to 13.7 volts, depending on load, which is fine for flooded standard and deep cycle batteries, but never fully charges an AGM. So...
• Re: Best battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:08:07 -0500
  ...For cycling application you really want a flooded deep cycle battery such as those made by Trojan. These can typically last 5 years or...
• Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 17:07:12 -0700
  ...since. > �It seems it's flooded and upon inspection there is fuel leaking from > the exhaust. �Really flooded. > > None of the shops in town...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 00:56:06 -0700
  ...If it suddenly starts to spit and >>>> may >>>> start you know it was flooded out. Common cause for this is a bad >>>> connection >>>> or...
• Re: 71 no start
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 18:28:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Could you have flooded it somehow? If you're sure you're getting spark a little (couple tablespoons worth) gas down the carb throat...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:20:19 -0400
  ...If it suddenly starts to spit and may start you know it was flooded out. Common cause for this is a bad connection or...
• Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:36:37 -0400
  Of the battery choices out there, a conventional flooded cell will be the most tolerant of use and abuse and provide the longest life...
• Re: Local story on VW bus event we host
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:36:01 -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: Water Coming Out of City Water Port
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:35:03 -0700
  ...Leaving a camper under the pressure of the city water would result in a flooded van when I come back, or it would happen...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 20:55:02 -0800
  ...Wet would indicate there's fuel but it's flooded, or the spark plug/s are not firing. or you could put a Noid...
• Warm Start Issue Likely Solved (+ temp sensor test results)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:51:08 -0700
  ...When started, it was sometimes rough, but would always feel "flooded" when trying to start it. Recently, it would also "hunt" at idle when...
• Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 21:23:06 -0700
  ...It suddenly >>> shut off after about 5-7 min, and I have been unable to restart since. >>> It seems it's flooded and upon...
• Re: '91 Syncro floods & dies, won't restart
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 07:09:12 -0400
  ...It smells > like it's flooded. Thre different mechanics have tried to replicate the > problem without sucess, and nobody seems to know what's...
• Re: Hello from the California desert.(trip report)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 16:38:31 -0800
  ...You have the right idea all right ! Scott Southern Oregon, not flooded, just cold and gray. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Sensors, rough running and problems
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:45:52 -0600
  ...It flooded one morning and wouldn't start. I played with the blue temperature and disconnected it and it started up. I let it...
• Re: Joe's 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:39:47 -0700
  ...Nothing since! what causes this? just flooded a bit since battery was bone dry on juice. >> >> I'm totaly careful with any type of...
• Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 16:20:12 -0600
  ...During the whole ordeal, I think I flooded it out so I left it sit while I got a bite to eat. 45minutes later...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:15:23 -0700
  ...to > 13.7 > volts, depending on load, which is fine for flooded standard and deep > cycle > batteries, but never fully charges an AGM. So...
• [vanagon] fwd Re: Sudden death syndrome, 83.5, 1.9l, problem fixed!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 13:19:21 EDT
  ...I feared I may of flooded the engine, so I opened > the throttle all the way to clear out the engine and that didn...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 5 Mar 2018 13:17:57 -0800
  ...one tires to keep restarting it > after it stalls from being flooded. ...... On a 1.9 WBX engine I pulled from a donor van...
• Re: It's cold out there (Even in Florida)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 6 Jan 2018 19:58:34 -0500
  ...The elevators at the Ramada Inn quit working, and the courtyard was flooded (with ice). The local restaurants worked, though. We a steak house...