Normal! Most all watercooled VW's are plummed this way.

Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: "john tomljenovic" <zadar72@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 7:20 PM
Subject: engine stalls when oil cap is off, is this normal?

> Hello folks,
>
> When changing the oil on the westie before our trip, I noticed that the
> engine idles all over the place until stalling eventually.  Put the
> filler cap back on and things are more normal.  What is this happening
> and is it normal for the 1.9?  what is up with the VW ventilation
> system that causes this?
>
> About being more normal in idleing, the bus now is even better,  during
> this episode with the filler cap, I noticed that the filler tube was
> cracked.  I wrapped tape around to seal this crack and the mild yet
> annoying lumpy idle condition my westie had, is now gone.  It might be
> worth looking into this area for those of you having idle problems.
>
> Happy Trails, john Tomljenovic...83.5 campmobile
>
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