I have the same problem on my 1990. I have also changed out the same stuff that Frank has tried. I am thinking now about the timing but it appears to be in spec per the Bentley. Perhaps it is some kind of virus inflicting us Canadians... ------------------------- Laurence Smith Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 90 Westy (fanumbos) 87 GL -------------------------
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Frank Condelli > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 6:55 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Cold Start Problem > > > I've got a cold start problemon a 2.1 engine I need > some help with. > On cold start idle will initially go to 1000 rpm then drop > back to 800 ~ 900. > Then intermittently go up and down. Very rough idle and > will usually die > and need to be restarted. Once warm all is good. I have > checked the Temp II > switch and have installed a new one and tried several > others all with the > same results. BUT, when the temp II switch wires are > unplugged the idle goes > up to where it should be for a cold start situation. The > colder out it is > the worse the situation. I'm talking about Canadian cold > here in the Ottawa > Valley just in case you didn't get that part of the story ! > Could it be the > ECU ? Throttle valve position switches are working and set > correctly. Idle > stabiliser valve working and I've changed it out with known > good ones just to > see if there was any difference...none. Also changed out > the idle stabiliser > control unit to a known good one and that made no > difference either. I'm > stumped ! I'm beginning to believe all the temp II > switches I have, > including two new ones are faulty ! Is that possible ? > Don't even answer > that question ! > > Cheers > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > <A > HREF="http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm">BusFusion > </A> a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 12 ~ 15, 2003 > '87 Westy & Lionel Trains > Member: <A HREF="http://www.vanagon.com/">Vanagon List</A>, > <A HREF="http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/">LiMBO</A>, <A > HREF="http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/">IWCCC</A> & Capital City VW Club > Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley > <A > HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanago > n Stainless Steel Mufflers</A> > <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html">Frank > Condelli & Associates</A> or http://frankcondelli.com > > > |
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