Date:         Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:26:46 EST
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel in intake boot?
Comments: To: BRY4PRTZ@aol.com

Robert;
        How much fuel? I have seen oil fluid which was sucked in by the
crankcase ventalation. REMBER: If it aint broke , don't fix it!!

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
For Sale: 61 AustinHealey Sprite(not Bugeye);Daily driver $2500

On Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:13:06 EST Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle
WA 98148 <BRY4PRTZ@AOL.COM> writes:
>Dear List:
>A problem I reported a few months back of my 82 Westfalia (Digifant ll
>inline
>four) cutting out and stalling while driving was diagnosed by several
>members
>as possibly being the ignition switch. Strangely the problem
>disappeared on
>it's own.
>
>Yet now, a new warm start symptom of hard starting and erratic idling
>after
>warm up has developed. Several tests to find the cause, has led me to
>the
>idle switch, which when tested shows some resistance when closed. I
>decided
>to replace the switch.
>
>So, upon removal of the intake boot I discovered gasoline in the
>intake boot,
>and in the throttle body intake. Can you tell me what is happening
>here?
>There are no external fuel leaks here, or leaking injector seals.
>Thanks for
>any clues you may have.
>
>Robert Keezer
>1982 Westfalia /95 Golf lll 2.0, Digifant ll
>Seattle

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