Date:         Mon, 29 Oct 2001 21:46:47 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jhrodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <jhrodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: cold starting
Comments: To: Anthony Bailey <abailey@MAC.COM>
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Check and be sure your idle stabilizer valve is connected. This part keeps
your engine running on  a cold start until the engine warms up, then it is
cut from the circuit.

I would encourage you to reset your idle. I do it twice a year. Shouldn't
have to but I find it helps. Once when weather warms up, once when weather
turns colder.  Do it by warming engine, then shut down and disconnect idle
stabilizer at the connector on the unit. Restart and adjust idle to 850-900
rpm. Shut down and reconnect ISV. Check idle, then shut down. Allow the
engine to get cold. Restart cold and observe the behavior.

To me this would be the start point for the process of elimination of
causes.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Anthony Bailey wrote:

> Hello all, I'm having a problem with my '87 Vanagon starting first thing
> in the morning. It'll start but you have to keep it running with the gas
> pedal for 30 seconds or so, sometimes a minute before it'll idle on its
> own, otherwise it stalls. It's normally only the first time when its
> cold that's it giving us the problem.
> Any ideas? Tony
> ----------
> this is coming to you from Anthony Bailey KC0HZP
> (mailto:abailey@mac.com) Marble Hill, Missouri 63764