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Subject:Re: Idle issue? Any update?
From:Jack R
Date:Mon, 6 Apr 2020 09:37:59 -0400

Thanks for checking Eric!

Spend the weekend watching YouTube videos, and reading.
I'm hopeful that I can get to taking temp readings this week, and running
some diagnostics to determine if it is a stuck valve before taking it out on
the road.

Question to the list, if I have a suck valve, what are your thoughts on:
1. Driving the vehicle short distances, less than 20 miles
2. Adding SeaFoam or other additive to the oil to help release the valve
3. Degree of difficulty to do a mechanical repair

I hesitate to through parts at problems.

Jack R.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Eric Caron
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 9:06 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Idle issue? Any update?

Hi Jack,

        Any updates on your idle issue?
I hope it was a simple as the water in the gas you were checking out.

Any more info or a resolution?

Eric

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