

| Subject: | Re: Van adventure and tech quiz |
| From: | OlRivrRat |
| Date: | Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:19:39 -0600 |
I’ll go with Throttle Position Switch Throttle Idle Screw not open enough Vacuum Leak Intake Leak Timing not advanced enough Low Fuel Pressure > Weak Pump &or Dirty Filter &or Crud in Tank Faulty Idle Stabilizer A Bad Ground Somewhere > Pretty Much Anywhere ~ & probably the list goes on ~ > On 26 Apr , 2022, at 9:37 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > So Tom Bues and I are home after flying to Florida and picking up a well loved and well traveled 84 Westfalia. > > We were picked up at the airport by the previous owners and driven a hour to the van. > > We had a little time to talk and pack up the van then off we went. > > First night, camp out in the Super Walmart to sleep but also to get all needed for travel and camping. > > We checked the van and the oil seemed ok and the coolant down a bit. > Filled coolant and started a 375 mile drive for our first stop at a KOA in SC. > > We were warned that there was a idle issue. And, there was. > > Tom has the same van and experience of decades driving it. He managed to deal with the van wanting to stall at every stop and kept us moving. > > So, later we did find a way to stop the van from stalling and diagnose that issue. > > So, list , any ideas of what to check for a van stalling at stops and otherwise seeming to run well? > > Problem solution was mentioned by my friend art over the phone, Tom, and camp ground folks at a vW event. > > What is your guess? > > Eric Caron > 84 Westfalia
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