Date:         Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:14:58 -0500
Reply-To:     Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@ALLVANTAGE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@ALLVANTAGE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rough Cold Start
Comments: To: Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
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Keith,
Glad I could help, but I think you jinxed me! ;-) Coldest day of the year
and my truck decides not to hold an idle. You guessed it, idle position
sensor.  End of story? Noooo. Either the idle bypass valve is out or the
control module is also acting up. Crickey!

Ken Lewis
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Ovregaard" <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Rough Cold Start


> Well, thanks to all who responded. Ken, you nailed it! Turned out to be
> a simple fix, I am happy to say. Somehow the new throttle position
> switch got out of adjustment and was not "on" at idle. After making a
> minute adjustment, all was fine. Starts right up and idles like its
> supposed to now.
>
> Should have guessed that was the problem after all the grief I went
> through with the supposed "Vanagon Syndrome" only to find out it was a
> bad throttle position switch.
>
> Keith O
> 84 Westy "Brownie"
> 90 Westy Syncro