Had my first encounter with Damp Van syndrome yesterday? Never had this problem with my air cooleds. We had 10" of damp snow fall and when I went out to start the new 86 syncro it just cranked. It has always been a quick start for the 2 months I've had it even during the cold spells we've had here in Chicago. Luckily I had read some posts on the list about the damp starting problem so a can of wire dry made for a fairly quick fix. (Thanks to the list I had this info otherwise I'd have been pulling my hair out and using a lot of Christian adjectives.) My question is, what is the main source of this problem? Is it just one component i.e. Distributor cap, sensor, wires, black box or the whole system in general? Will ignition sealer work? I'd like to get the problem fixed rather than by stock in wire dry. It was also the first time I opened the engine compartment in daylight a little strange to be able to see the street. Thanks for the help, Blitz |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.