Oh yes, I did search the archives and found lots of good info and possibilities, but they are mostly ten years old. Any news ideas are appreciated. Also, I just moved the van around in the driveway. It's been sitting for about 45 minutes and when I started it it idled properly, below 1000rpm. So, it seems to be associated with a warm engine. Dan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Scotia Westy" <scotiawesty@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 11:51 AM Subject: unexpected extremely high idle
> Hello Volks: > > Went and got our 86 Westy out of storage this morning. Started up great on > the second turn of the key. I let it idle for 10 minutes, everything > checked out fine. I drove off towards home down the highway at a moderate > 50 mph for the 40 mile trip. As I approached the end of the highway and > eased off the gas, the van didn't de-accelerate. > > With a little investigation on the roadside I noted that in neutral the van > is now idling at 4000 rpm and in drive the engine runs no less than 2000 > rpm. So, on the remainder of the drive home, I noticed the engine two or > three times dropped back to a proper idle but only for a second each time. > There was no build up or warning signs for this problem. > > So, what's the diagnosis? Has the Vanagon Syndrome tackled me on the first > drive of the season? > > Dan > > DJ Landry > Bedford, Nova Scotia > > 86 Westy (48000 original miles) > |
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