If you're giving it gas to start it, you're screwing up the fuel injection
system, and you'll likely have problems within a few miles.
You might check the adjustment on the EGR to throttle rod. As I remember,
starting with a running, warmed up engine, you tighten the rod until the
idle speed drops, then back off the adjustment 1 1/16 turns, then tighten
the nuts.
The engine will run even with this rod disconnected, but there will be
starting problems as I remember.

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> From: dawn <dmoroughan@ATOMIC.NET>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: stall
> Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 12:40 AM
>
> i got  into  my  bus  today  at lunch . I  was hot about  95  the  bus
had
> been  sitting  for about  3.5  hr.  after a  40  mile  drive  to  work. I
> turned it  over  it  starts  but  stalled the  again  it started  idle
for
> about  10 sec  at  500 rpm  then stalled .then on  the  3rd  time it
> started
> and ran. It  had  a  heavy  fuel  smell.hehehe i  guess  it  did after
the
> fuel i  gave  it .  what  is the  problem  with it  what  should I  look
> for  ? could  it  be  cold  start   switch?
> Darrel 1988 gl vanagon
>
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