Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:21:42 -0500
Reply-To: jake beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU>
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From: jake beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU>
Subject: Type I thermostat (need union nut)
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Hello all,
Well the thermostat on my 82 AC vanagon died last week. I have a good type
I thermostat, just like the one you can buy from Bus Depot (Thanks B Bob).
However, I do not have the union nut for this thermostat. One of the
differences between the type I and IV thermostats is the thread size of the
nipple. The union nut that works for the Type IV will not work on the Type
I. I called Bus Depot and they will not sell the nut without the purchase
of a new thermostat ($54). So, does anyone have a union nut for a type I
that they would be willing to part with?
Thanks,
Jake
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Higginbotham, David A.
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:49 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 82 won't start when hot
Tom writes:
<<<
I think you're on the right track with you thoughts about a too-rich
situation. One cause of this is simply the effect of time and use on
the
AFM. The AFM in these things has an air-vane that twists against a
spring
in response to the engine's demand for air. The position of the
air-vane
affects a signal to the ECU which provides more or less fuel in
response.
Over time the spring in the AFM weakens which leads it to signal to the
ECU
a demand for fuel which is TOO HIGH AT ALL SPEEDS. The vehicle starts
up
fine when cold because it can use all the gas that's dumped into it.
But,
when the engine is hot, the engine 1) won't start when warm unless you
provide it with LOTS of air, typically by holding the gas pedal to the
floor
while cranking and 2) tends to stall out it idle and bog down when
climbing
hills.
There's 3 fixes:
1) If you're lucky, you lean out the mixture with the CO adjustment
screw in
the AFM
2) If things have progressed to the point where you can't lean out the
mixture sufficiently with the CO adjustment screw you either
A) Open up the AFM and tighten the spring (details in the archives)
or
B) Buy a reman AFM
If you have a California van you can set the mixture properly by
monitoring
the O2 sensor (details in the archives) and if you have a federal van
you
should really take the vehicle to somebody with an exhaust gas analyzer.
Of course, before doing anything involving spending money you first
check
over the FI system thouroughly as a bad TempII sensor or too-high fuel
pressure will also lead to a too-rich situation.
>>>
Thank you Tom. I used to be able to tune a carb back in the day, but I
know next to nothing about FI systems. I just have never had to tinker
with one, good luck I guess. Time to get out the Bentley and study up. I
will start with troubleshooting the AFM and move on.
David