Don, what have you replaced since buying the van?  If both temperature
sensors are okay, you should be getting a fast idle of around 1800 rpm if
air temp and coolant temp are -3 deg. Celsius.  I would try replacing the
Temp 2 sensor first.

John Lauterbach
Macon, GA
'84 7-passenger

----- Original Message -----
From: "don spence" <dspence@OANET.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: 1.9 wbx Won't run now it's colder

> It's our first winter together and my 1983.5 wbx 1.9 is acting up.  The
> air temp was only -3 C on Sunday but she wouldn't start.  It would fire
> occasionally but that was all. I plugged in the engine warmer and
> recharged the battery. Now it was hard starting but did start only to
> die after about 10 seconds. Did this a couple of times and I gave up
> and took the Voyager.
>
> Any idea where to start looking.
>
> As always TIA
> Cheers
> Don