I am not sure that this is the real cause but my van developed a cold idle
problem the afternoon that I last washed it and that is the only thing that
I can attribute it to... I worried about spraying water in those vents but
now I think that it did in fact do some damage.. Does anyone know of this
happening?? After the van warms up it idles perfectly but until then it will
die unless I keep my foot on the gas to hold it at a thousand RPM or so
thanks
tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "80 Westy Pokey" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: Vanagon in a car wash

> I have washed my air cooled westy in a car wash. The only
> problem I had was water entering the front window seals. No
> engine implications. Since rain can enter these vents anyway
> (admittedly not at that volume / intensity) I am sure the
> engineers allowed for adequate drainage.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 01:19:58 -0500
> >From: Laurence Smith <laurence@ALANASMITH.COM>
> >Subject: Vanagon in a car wash
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> >Well here in Ontario, Canada there is a lovely layer of
> salt water all
> >over the roads slowly eating my Vanagon.  I'm tired of hand
> washing it
> >in the deep freeze, so I want to use my local driver-em
> through car
> >wash.  I've never done this in a Vanagon.
> >
> >Are there any issues with the the spray water from the car
> wash
> >entering the rear air grills?  My local car wash includes
> lots of
> >horizontal spraying action and it is a guarantee that the a
> strong jet
> >of water will be directed right at the air grills.
> >
> >Any feedback would be nice.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >- Laurence
> >
> >
> >
> >-------------------------
> >Laurence Smith
> >Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
> >90 Westy (fanumbos)
> >87 GL
> >-------------------------
>