Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 08:44:55 -0700
Reply-To: Craig Oda - Personal email <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
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From: Craig Oda - Personal email <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
Subject: Re: Some Info & a Question
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Dave,
did you change your fuel injector seals? I just ordered new ones at
$0.80 a piece. The seals haven't arrived yet. I have the same
problem as you with the idle hunting. Last night when I changed my
intake manifold gasket, I took off the injectors from the intake
manifold and loosened the manifold a bit. I then slipped the right
gasket between the intake manifold and the cylinder head. At least, I
think it was the right gasket.
http://communitybuilders.dhs.org/craigoda/vw/intakemanifold/index.html
When I started it up again, it was a bit worse. I'm now thinking that
my fuel injector seals are leaking. Well, at this stage I'm starting
to run out of ideas.
My van runs fine when it is hot. I changed my auxiliary air regulator
about 2 months ago.
After breakfast I'm going to change my radiator fan switch and a light
switch. Will I ever fix all the problems?????? Well, off to
lunch. Keep me informed of your idle hunting problem. I _really_
want to solve mine...
-- Craig
On Sat, 13 Jul 2002, Dave Baker wrote:
> For those of you who may be interested, Gnarlodious (aka Rachel) made it to
> KC on her way from Santa Fe to NYC. She pulled in my driveway on the
> afternoon of the 11th and left early yesterday morning. Her 83 diesel
> Vanagon was humming right along.
>
> The big news from KC is that Wolfy got back on the road today. I took him
> on a tour of the neighborhood, and he did not disappoint (much). Hardly any
> valve noise, engine ran smooth as long as my foot was on the accelerator.
> When I downshifted and dropped off the gas, I experienced some bucking due
> to the "idle hunting" syndrome I'm experiencing.
>
> Photos and text at:
>
> http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1/westy/id46.htm
>
> Film at 11.
>
> Now the question: I'm attempting to bleed my cooling system. I opened the
> bleeder on the radiator, and I know there's supposed to be a bleed valve on
> the big hoses mounted to the front top of the engine compartment on my 85
> 1.9 L. There is a fitting with a knurled knob near the left side of these
> big hoses, but I cannot figure out how to operate it. I've turned it in and
> turned it out, but all it wants to do is rotate without doing anything.
> What am I doing wrong here?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Dave in KC
> 85 Westy
>
--
Craig Oda craigoda@communitybuilders.info
VW Info: 1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic
http://communitybuilders.dhs.org/craigoda/vw/
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