Date:         Mon, 8 Jul 2002 16:37:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Craig <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Craig <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
Subject:      Unable to Idle
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After replacing a cylinder head and spending several days trying to get
my Westy to start again, I'm still unable to get my engine to idle,
either hot or cold.

Is it possible that my intake manifold is leaking and causing a problem
with no idle?  When I took off left and right intake manifolds and then
put them back on, I kind of jammed the intake manifold hoses up a bit.
In my infinite wisdom, I was trying to put the driver-side intake
manifold on the passenger side. So, the intake manifold hoses might be a
bit stretched.  Also, when I look in the Bentley manual, it appears that
the intake manifold hoses have hose clamps on them.  My intake manifold
hoses have no hose clamps.

Should I run out and buy 8 pieces of 2" hose clamp in the hopes that
eliminating leaks in the intake manifold will solve my problem with the
engine not being able to idle?

Another thing I tried was to coat the fuel injection seals with a thin
coating of hylomar sealant.  The seals are cracked and I have to order
new ones, but I'm trying to figure out what else I need before I place
an order.  With the hylomar, I don't think that the injection seals are
leaking enough to cause the problem.  They're probably not leaking at
all right now.  However, the intake manifold is quite possibly leaking.

-- Craig