Date:         Wed, 16 Apr 2003 07:07:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Latest on coolant sensor, vanagon syndrome
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I installed the patched up coolant level sensor this morning, which went
fine. I have not run the van up to operating temperature yet, nearly all the
coolant went back in, so I'm hoping very little air has entered the system.
I'll let the wife drive the kids to school, and then try bleeding it at the rad.

I did notice that I seem to have developed a fast cold idle, which has never
happened before. From dead cold, it is steady at around 1600rpm, even
after blipping the throttle. I tried unplugging the idle stabilizer connection,
and it stalled instantly. I plugged it back in, restarted, and the van
appeared to be flooded. I had to give it WOT for a second to get it to start,
after which it idled smoothly around 900rpm... I'm not sure what this
means - perhaps my attempts at curing Vanagon Syndrome are simply
chasing it to other components... ;-)

Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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