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William Polowniak
1989 Vanagon GL
1988 Mercedes 300 SE

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Oda - Personal email" <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:40 AM
Subject: Mystery Parts in 83 Westy

> I recently bought an 1983 water-cooled Westy 3rd hand.  There are a
> number of parts that I'm wondering about.  Right now, now the Van
> works fine except for a rough idle and stalling when the engine is
> cold.  I popped open the rear hatch and found a couple of parts that
> weren't connected.
>
> Please check out
>   http://communitybuilders.dhs.org/craigoda/vw/tinker/index.hml
>
> for pictures of the mystery parts.
>
> Part 1 is a 3-prong electrical connector that appears to be connected
> to the engine.
>
> Part 2 is an air hose that is not connected to anything.
>
> Part 3 is a missing idle control unit.  Do I need this part?
>
> Also, when I was checking the connections on the air system, the cover
> for the air sensor came off.  There is some red rubber sealant around
> the edges that is sticky, so I pressed the cover back on and it is
> staying.  However, I was wondering if this needed to be completely
> airtight and if I should cover this with sealant.  If I cover it,
> should I drop in that capacity that people are talking about?  There
> is no problem with my engine yet when it is warmed up, but I was
> thinking of preventive maintainence.
>
> Also, I checked the auxiliary air regulator by closing the hose with a
> pliers as suggested in the Bentley manual and this is having no effect
> on the idle when it is cold.  I suspect that the auxiliary air
> regulator is disconnected...   Maybe the white wire?
>
> I'm going to colder climate for camping in a few weeks and am trying
> to prevent any problems during the family camping trip.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Craig Oda   craigoda@communitybuilders.info