Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:51:50 -0700
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: extreme idle from hell results...air flow meter!
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>       I am troubleshooting a similar problem, only when it is cold
> kinda thing.
> What I am wondering is how is you clean/align the tracks of the AFM?
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt


The vanagon AFM is easy to clean.  Just pop the black cover off of it.
Inside you will see the PC track and the swing arm.  Good quality contact
cleaner does the job.  The  look for wear grooves in the track.  I had one
that would idle until it got warm and then die at stops.  There was a wear
spot right at that location on the track.  You can carefully loosen screws
and shift it very slightly.  Much more than very slightly and you can cause
other problems. Replace cover and use a good gasket sealer.  On my own
vangon when it was air cooled the PO had probably had maint done that had
the cover off and never resealed.  The track on the AFM was a total loss
from the arm swinging through fine dust all the time.

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