I guess you have not been indoctrinated to the Vanagon Mantra;"When in
doubt, change the TEMPII sensor."...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Spence" <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 3:07 PM
Subject: [VANAGON] [WetWesties] hot-not-start

>I have the same issue with my 83.5 wbx westy. When the ambient temp
> rises above 26 celcius (80 Fahrenheit) The engine slowly heats up and
> runs fine until I hit a stop light when it will stall at idle. It
> will not restart (cranks fine) until the engine has "rested" for at
> least 10 minutes. It then starts fine and runs until it reaches temp
> and is allowed to idle again when the cycle repeats.  I know these
> things run well in CA, AZ and Texas where temps are often  above 80
> F. Any one with any wisdom to share as to what could cause this??
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> Many thanks
>  Don
>