Thanks for the vote of confidence Jim. I forgot to mention that I did
recently do my rear brakes and found it to be pretty easy.

On 3/5/07, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote:
>
> It's easy, and almost anyone could do it. I say "almost" anyone
> because some kind of familiarity with stuff like tightening hose
> clamps tight enough without stripping the threads must be assumed,
> but most people can handle that. VERY important: do one hose at a
> time, and measure and cut the new one to the length of the old one
> before removing, or at least losing track of, the old one. I used a
> dremel tool to cut through the metal bands holding the hoses on the
> connectors so I wouldn't have to tug and pull and bend the metal and
> plastic parts. Someone else might have a hard time using the easily-
> cracked cutting discs and prefer some other way, like a bolt cutter
> or grinding stone, to remove the metal bands. In attacking the metal
> bands, one could go too far and cut into a plastic connector. These
> problems are not difficult to avoid, it's just that a complete novice
> might not know to look out for them. Also, be advised that once the
> metal bands are off, that doesn't mean the the rubber is coming off
> the barbed connector without a fight. You should have a sharp utility
> knife handy to slit the rubber down to the connector (use multiple
> passes, don't force the knife into the plastic connector) and peel
> the cut pieces away.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mar 5, 2007, at 12:14 PM, Chris Lisica wrote:
>
> > How much time is estimated on changing out fuel injectors and all fuel
> > lines? How hard would you rate it? Scale of 1 to 10, one being
> > easy, 10
> > being professional mechanic recommended.Furthermore, if I were to
> > do that, I
> > would probably go w/ Ben's Fuel intake / injectors / hoses removal &
> > overhaul <http://www.benplace.com/intake_fuel_injection.htm> which
> > doesn't
> > seem too hard aside from remembering how to put everything back
> > together. My
> > question, as a novice mechanic, what should I look out for when
> > attempting
> > the above?
> >
> > Also, got it started yesterday, only started when I put a little
> > pressure on
> > the gas pedal. HIt fired up, held it at 2000 rpm's, let it drop
> > down to
> > idle, seemed to idle ok for a minute, as soon as I tapped the gas,
> > it died,
> > won't start.
> >
> > And, anyone in the Seattle area doing the same thing that needs a
> > hand? Or,
> > any major project for that matter? I can turn a wrench, and will do
> > what I
> > am told to. I have some tools and will travel to gain knowledge and
> > provide
> > you free help!
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On 2/15/07, Chris Lisica <wavanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dennis, that's a far cry from the ISV  that i've been told to
> >> check out,
> >> twice now. Would you(or anyone else) recommend fuel injection
> >> cleaner? I
> >> also just downloaded the digifant pro training manual which has a
> >> wealth of
> >> info as well.
> >>
> >> Man, you guys are awesome. Thanks for all the tips! Much appreciated!
> >>
> >> -chris
> >>
> >> On 2/15/07, Dennis Haynes < dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > If your idling at 950, the valve is doing its job. The
> >> sputtering is
> >> > called
> >> > a miss. At idle, the miss is usually due to an ignition problem
> >> or a
> >> > cylinder getting a slightly different mixture than the others. Bad
> >> > injectors, vacuum leak, valves, etc can be the problem. The idle
> >> valve
> >> > simply stabilizes the idle speed by opening a bypass around the
> >> > throttle.
> >> > You should be able to get a smooth idle even with it un plugged.
> >> Some
> >> > sputtering on water boxers is often normal. Make sure timing is
> >> properly
> >> > set
> >> > and then look for the cause of the lean missies.
> >> >
> >> > Dennis
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> >> Behalf
> >> > Of
> >> > Chris Lisica
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:54 PM
> >> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> > Subject: Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
> >> >
> >> > Ok, so I just got the van started(barely). Held it at 2000rpm's for
> >> > about 15
> >> > minutes to charge the battery after a 3-4 minute start process.
> >> After
> >> > letting go of the gas pedal, it dropped to 1100rpm's(900 is
> >> normal idle
> >> > for
> >> > me), slowly dropped to 1000, slowly dropped to 950, and started to
> >> > stutter.
> >> > Tap the gas, everything is fine, let go, starts to stutter/
> >> sputter. I'm
> >> > thinking all signs are pointing to the idle valve? Sound like a
> >> good
> >> > culprit
> >> > to chase down? Is it located in the throttle body? On top?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks so much!
> >> >
> >> > -chris
> >> >
> >> > On 2/14/07, Chris Lisica < wavanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Tom, thanks for the links. I'm no stranger to Ben's website.
> >> What a
> >> > wealth
> >> > > of information.
> >> > >
> >> > > Thank you Ben for posting so much information!
> >> > >
> >> > > On 2/14/07, Tom Rowsell <sakow86@gmail.com > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > See Ben's info at http://benplace.com/temp_sender.htm
> >> > > > Also, go back up to http://benplace.com/vw2.htm for a load
> >> of other
> >> > > > info...
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Tom
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On 2/14/07, Chris Lisica < wavanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Ken, thanks for the info. Some questions:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > The TEMPII sensor is a real good candidate.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Where exactly is the TEMPII sensor?
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > There are some wires/traces under the distributor that become
> >> > brittle
> >> > > > > with
> >> > > > > > age.If you are not real careful unplugging the dist you can
> >> > damage
> >> > > > > them.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Under the distributor cap?
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > How about the idle position sensor?  Can you hear it click
> >> on and
> >> > off?
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > The idle control module could be fried or the idle valve
> >> could
> >> > be
> >> > > > > gummed
> >> > > > > > up.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > I believe I can hear the position sensor coming on with
> >> ignition
> >> > turn
> >> > > > > on and
> >> > > > > off. Where is the idle control module and stabilizer valve?
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Thanks again!
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > -chris
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
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