Sooo... what is it if it does not stall when the cap is open? Vacuum leak?
This may be a stupid question, but my '85 does not stall out with the oil
filler cap off. Also normal?

AB

Joe Romas wrote:

> 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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