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• Re: air vanagon vs water vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:23:27 -0500
  ...In very cold weather you can sometimes overcome the amount of heat the engine is generating at idle and overcool it, but that's...
• antifreeze leak in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:59:36 -0700
  We had some very cold weather the past 3 weeks, -30 to -40 degrees, and there was an antifreeze leak from my 85 Vanagon...
• Re: Idle Problems when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:42:06 -0600
  ...Idle Problems when Cold >Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 10:50:51 -0400 > >My van recently started to stumble on idle when cold sometimes...
• Re: cold start problem - 89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Chris Agh
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:25:06 -0800
  What about the cold start valve? I don't think the water-cooled digifants don't have this valve as I didn't find...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:52:08 -0600
  I don't know what cold weather is where you are. But, if is failing to start in cold weather compared to warmer where...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 11:54:00 EDT
  > > Sean writes: > > > > > Paul writes: > > > The cold idle circuit of most Bosch fuel injection systems incorporate > > > an "auxillary air regulator". When you start the engine...
• Re: Cold-start up oil issue..a solution
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:05:28 -0700
  ...It is the oil weight of 20 at cold start question. Most engine wear occurs at the first few miles after a cold start...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:54:21 -0700
  ...Cold Air Intake With what seems to be the easiest horsepower gain, I continuously wonder and search for a good cold air/direct air...
• am I imagining things..??`
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Fri, 18 Oct 1996 16:20:26 -0400
  ...I have found lately that the Icebox in my '73 westy seems to stay colder longer if the water tank is full... is the...
• Re: defeat
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 22:09:50 -0600
  LAWS HOME wrote: > > I must admit that I haven't found a "cold start valve" on my "84 vanagon > waterboxer" nor a cold start...
• Re: Vanagon Gas Tank. Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 22:43:58 EST
  In a message dated 12/12/1999 2:37:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbrush@AROS.NET writes: > Concrete gets > soooo cold!!!! ;-) > Use an...
• Re: Ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 02:10:33 -0800
  ...Secondly, if your feet get cold...they'll stay cold. Jere 90 GL 88 GL
• Re: Cold blooded
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 23:15:11 -0500
  ...The engine will get warm to the touch, but the "crossover pipes" > stay cold, and the heater blows cold air. The only thing I...
• Cold Temps Cause Gas Tank Seal Leak?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:44:55 -0800
  ...It's been colder than usual recently. Filled tank. Made fast U turn, saw leak at filler cap. Easy fix. Days later, tank full...
• cold start problems??
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:10:05 -0500
  It's getting cold. My brother-in-law in upper Michigan is starting to experience problems starting in the morning when it gets down...
• Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 02:04:10 +0100
  Lawrence Johnson wrote: > Richard, the RHS head on our Vanagon seeps coolant when the weather is very cold > but not in the warm weather...
• Re: Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:53:07 -0500
  They are VERY expensive but my Dad uses an engine driven compressor and a cold plate on his boat for his refrigeration. They run...
• Re: o.t. Friday cats and weather (was BD Map Pockets ?-Again)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 08:19:18 -0600
  ...Not cold enough to kill citrus trees yet, though the crop may suffer up Valley, where it is even colder. mcneely -- David McNeely
• Re: just how COLD is IT?
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 23:01:51 -0400
  ...We had a �cold� afternoon around the low �80, overcast and a soft breeze. Terrible �winter� day in Puerto Rico. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. LVC
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 16:23:38 -0800
  ...Does that count as VW content? tim in cold cold cold san jose ----- Original Message ----- From: "John P. Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> To...
• Subject: Re: Cold-weather camping/propane heater
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:17:24 -0700
  ...course. Scott From: "M.R. Nimmo" <mrnimmo@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Re: Cold-weather camping/propane heater > They always were weak in heat and produced...
• No cold idle, More details found.
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:09:06 -0500
  ...On a completely cold engine, I blow through the hose that goes to the aux air valve and it blows through freely. The van...
• Re: A couple of questions.
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:11:28 -0800
  ...What is so nasty about the cold start short run scenario? The ignorant folks among us need to know. Side Note, quote of the...
• Re: winter cross country trip?
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:47:02 -0800
  ...cr Al and Sue Brase wrote: > To make matters even worse, the FI sensor reads off the head, so running > too cold will make...
• Re: CHECK FUEL LINES NOW!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 95 01:18:27 -0400
  ...I got tired of the fumes and occasional drip up in the cold, cold mountains of CA, UT, and CO (couldn't use the...
• Cold Wx work Mat- Sunshield/screen
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:16:17 +0000
  ...It sure changes the environment under the van, no more cold back. Sincerely, Mark Keller
• Re: Need suggestions for SW trip
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 02:10:45 -0500
  ...We have a furnace with external venting so we can travel to cold weather as long as it's not so cold we can...
• Re: Cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:13:39 -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: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:51:58 -0800
  ...To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled TTS sense air temp below the plenum to have the cold start valve function on start...
• Re: weird AC behavior
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 16:21:02 -1000
  ...Each time, it blew warm (or, just not cold). > > Yesterday I turned my AC fan on just to get some circulation, not > expecting > cold...
• Re: Castrol, QT, 5W50 vs. Amsoil - cold no-start
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:45:23 -0500
  ...The lower a lubricant's cold crank viscosity, the easier an engine will turn over in cold temperatures. The low cold crank viscosity of...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:15:09 -0700
  ...Was it you that suggested he disconnect the cold start injector ? .......which a waterboxer doesn't have . I think it was someone else.......and...
• Idle control valve and very cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 19:32:27 -0800
  It the idle control valve prone to problems during cold weather? I replaced mine with a new one last fall..and today it again...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:21:38 -0800
  ...just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF make sure u let your van warm up a while before...
• Re: cryogenic parts treatment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:35:34 -0800
  could you be referring to the cold treatment of steel alloys (particularly stainless alloys) where the cold (below -60 C) converts the austentitic state...
• Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Brooks
  Wed, 08 May 1996 13:32:26 -0600
  ...Runs great once started, but still doesn't like to start when cold. Knowledgeable friend says I need new air flow sensor. YIKES! Big...
• Re: What kind of bus do I have? or Joel, change the stats!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 14:20:20 -0600 (CST)
  On Tue, 7 Nov 1995, Michael Heron wrote: > > actually you are looking for a coldbox not a fridge! > Would that be the same coldbox...
• Vanagon on CNN website
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Wed, 24 May 2000 23:01:43 EDT
  Hello, While catching up on some Cold War history, I found this vanagon image. It is the 6th image down on the page showing...
• Re: cold weather leaks
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 02:37:25 EST
  ...they don't like the cold much either... I think I have a finnicky one at my thermostat housing... already did the oil cooler...
• Set V-belt tension hot or cold?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 19:09:39 -0700
  ...So, is the tension properly set when cold or hot?? Jerry
• Re: just how COLD is IT?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:10:42 EST
  ...morning in Boston with 15-30 MPH winds! It's frikken cold! >> Yeah, freezin in South San Francisco. Must have been 51�F when...
• Re: lack of power when cold
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 06:50:25 -0400
  The idle stabilizer can cause cold-start symptoms also. I suggest unplugging the card from behind the rear-right trail light assy. Go get...
• Re: Fan comes on at startup
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 15:44:20 -0400
  Is your AC on when you start up? The AC causes the fan to run, even if the engine is cold. On Sep 6...
• Cabin air recirc bench test VIDEO
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:20:24 -0700
  ...Posting this for list members in the cold cold climes. It'll be a while before water cooled engine conversion done, so obviously this...
• Re: Cold Start Valve
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 20:21:19
  >Recently the engine began cutting out roughly 1-2 minutes after >a cold start. The engine would restart but only after cranking >continuously for...
• On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:04:02 -0800
  ...Pulled over to check it out, by then gauge was like it was a cold engine. -GW expansion tank is full. -One of the...
• Re: Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 9 May 1996 12:23:12 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Runs great once started, but still doesn't > like to start when cold. > > Knowledgeable friend says I need new air flow sensor. YIKES! > Big...
• Cold Idle Diagnosis (1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:46:22 -0700
  The Bentley manual has lots of good diagnostic procedures for individual parts, but it seems rather lacking on the "big picture", especially for cold...
• Re: Hard start when cold
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:30:50 -0100
  > I've noticed recently that the van doesn't like to start easily when > it's cold. By cold I mean around 60-70...
• Re: Cold Start Chug and Warm Stumbling
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:09:23 EST
  ...air line should make the rpms drop when cold and should make no difference once hot. No? Jay '85 Westy >> That's correct according...
• Assorted issues
  Historical mailing list - K G Gilbert
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 00:32:41 EDT
  ...Once cold weather starts (<40 F is cold), the van experiences an occasional, intermittent "miss", while driving at highway speed. It usually goes away...
• Re: Cold idle mystery
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:31:46 -0700
  ...Within > about 10 minutes of driving, the problem goes away. > > I've tried setting the idle higher when cold (with a few turns of...
• Re: Cold Weather Coolant Puddle
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:32:14 -0800
  I have seen no relationship between leaks and cold weather. I lived in Oklahoma for the first five years I had the camper. Up...
• Re: 82 running poorly when cold, any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 23:17:57 -0400
  Does it also sound noisy when cold? Noisy like additional exhaust noise? Check for loose head studs. When the engine warms, the expanding cylinders...
• HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Ron Salmon
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:48:10 -0400
  ...It DOES get cold on 110v power, but not on propane or, it appears, 12v. Nothing obviously appears to be wrong when taking it...
• Re: why does my electric clock stop and go?
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 00:08:52 -0500
  Analog vanagon clocks stop in cold whether. Cold usually means < 20� F. Your van has thin blood. John Flaherty Portland, Maine '84 GL ----- Original...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access Brand, and Viscosity?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:17:18 -0500
  Living in northern Maine I see very cold winter temperatures which make cold starting a problem. Then, after the engine warms up, it no...
• Cold isles well, warm less so
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:09:21 -0700
  ...If it idles exactly at 900rpm when cold then once warm varies between 1200 to 900. I can drag the clutch when parked and...
• thermal value of bra's
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 11:56:47 -0700
  ...I considered that cold air, wind, rain/snow against the metal would be colder than the same on a vinal/plastic 'shield'. I found...
• Re: Cold start tranny squeal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:18:26 EST
  You are describing a noise I get on starting when its cold outside (rarely much below freezing). However, I dont have an auto tranny...