whoops----
My van is a 1984.

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Wesley Alden Pegden wrote:

> okay guys...
>
> Ususally my vanagon starts the first time.  USUALLY.
> But if it doesn't (i.e. if it fails even once) then the engine is flooded,
> and I need to either wait 30 minutes or start it with the pedal pushed all
> the way down (which is what I do).  this is okay, if kind of a pain in the
> butt.  But is it indicative of some bigger problems?  The engine (175k+
> and no rebuild) is running great!
>
> Thanks for any tips,
> wes
>
> By the way... thanks to all who replied about my flashing coolant sensor
> light---it went away by itself, so if it comes back, I'll try all those
> suggestions!
>