I just came out of the cold, from a morning of what would prove to be
worthwhile work on my vanagon. As some of you may recall (probably few and
far between, but some none the less), my vanagon is a complete and total
piece of crap, at least in terms of runnig, it has been since we purchased
it a year ago. Well the latest set of issues regarding crappy idle and
EXTREMELY rich running have just been solved! While attacking (literally)
the engine in a final desperate plea, i shook everything that could
shake....only to find one of the main vaccuum lines, or what i think to be a
main vaccuum line (about half inch thick, under/near the air filter box) was
loose from the engine. I plugged it back in, replaced the temp 2 sensor,
started the beast to hear it PURR. It's very responsive and runs well
(except for a few tiny problems which we'll get to later). So once again, a
successful day thanks to the great wealth of knowledge i've accumulated from
the list, along with a "violent repair style". Time for another test
drive!!!

-Craig
'85gl