Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (November 2003, week 1)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Mon, 3 Nov 2003 22:41:59 -0500
Reply-To:     lauterba <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         lauterba <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: 1.9 wbx Won't run now it's colder
Comments: To: don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Don, what have you replaced since buying the van? If both temperature sensors are okay, you should be getting a fast idle of around 1800 rpm if air temp and coolant temp are -3 deg. Celsius. I would try replacing the Temp 2 sensor first.

John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 7-passenger

----- Original Message ----- From: "don spence" <dspence@OANET.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 6:20 PM Subject: Re: 1.9 wbx Won't run now it's colder

> It's our first winter together and my 1983.5 wbx 1.9 is acting up. The > air temp was only -3 C on Sunday but she wouldn't start. It would fire > occasionally but that was all. I plugged in the engine warmer and > recharged the battery. Now it was hard starting but did start only to > die after about 10 seconds. Did this a couple of times and I gave up > and took the Voyager. > > Any idea where to start looking. > > As always TIA > Cheers > Don


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.