

| Subject: | Re: Spoke too soon... (won't idle when warm) |
| From: | Alfred Bagdan |
| Date: | Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:55:38 -0700 |
The first thing that should come to mind when the starting problem is temperature related, is the Temp2 sensor, a cheap and easy part to replace. Had the same problem years ago. Alfred 85 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conrad Klahn" <conradk@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:34 PM Subject: Spoke too soon... (won't idle when warm) > Hi, > > So this morning I fired it up, headed out of town and got about 8 miles > (the nearest small town), slowed down to stop at a light and it started > to hesitate. Luckily the light was with me and I was able to glide > around the corner. But that was it, it wouldn't restart. > > Knowing that it would start just fine when cold - on my way home (my > wife had to rescue me and drive me to/from work) - it started up great, > I nearly got all the way home when I let off the gas to go around a > corner, and it stalled. Same thing, no start. > > George says I need to check for spark - and I'm thinking that he has a > good clue. The weird thing I noticed the last couple of times, when I > start up from a cold start, the horn honks quietly. Maybe an ignition > switch short that only acts up when the van is warm? We'll see. > > Of course, this won't stop me from pulling the fuel regulator again. > And this time I might as well do all the fuel rail lines and injector > seals. > > Conrad
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