gas quality?  You might try a little Sta-bil fuel stabilizer next time and I
also have good luck using that *after* I forget, to help dissolve the
deposits when I forget to put it in in the first place.  You may have some
clogging in the fuel filter too..Just a guess but I would maybe start
there.  I'd put in a pretty *strong* mix of StaBil (very low tank level, a
full tank's worth of Stabil)  and run it a few minutes, then come back in a
few days and change the filters and gas...
  Don Hanson

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Ramon Hill <route66rider@knology.net> wrote:

> Greetings All,
> My daughter's 1986 (2.1) Vanagon (AKA: The Mystery Machine) has sat for
> about 6 to 8 months without being used (she is USAF & just returned home
> for
> a short break).  When I started it for her the other day it would not run
> unless I kept my foot on the accelerator pedal.  If I took my foot off, the
> idle speed would drop to zero & it would die.  No real problem with being
> smooth running or anything, it just has no idle setting now.  Anyone care
> to
> comment as to what may have happened?  It was running fine before the
> period
> of non use.
> Thanks, for any tips!
> Ramon
>