Thanks for your replies.  Of course I will have a mechanic look at it, but
when he explains the problem to me, I want to be sure it sounds familiar,
according to the responses I'm getting here.
Patti
90 Westy Automatic

On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 10:16 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> The O2 sensor is not even looked at until the coolant temp is up to
> ~100-120F and the engine is running for ~1 minute.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Steven Johnson
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 1:07 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Cuts off on startup
>
> It's your oxygen sensor.   The warmup cycle is not working correctly and
> that is the
> dead give-away.   I'm currently having the same problem and just need to
> make an
> appointment to get it replaced.
>
> Steven
> 91 Westy
>
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 7:18 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've had my 90 Westy automatic since 2007.  Up until this past summer,
> > the van would start up and idle beautifully, and I could drive it right
> away.
> > Now, roughly since this past fall, all of a sudden I have to sit and
> > give it gas for 5 or 10 minutes before I can go anywhere.  After it's
> > "warmed up" it drives perfectly and idles perfectly when stopped.
> >
> > I've had regular routine maintenance done by mechanics, but this just
> > seems to have started out of nowhere.  What needs to be done?
> >
> > Patti
> > 90 Westy Automatic
> > 117,000 miles
> > Los Angeles
> >
> >
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