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Date:         Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:17:29 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Dying when warm and smells funky
Comments: To: Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <C1580303.80C%npoole@telus.net>
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I really think your starting problem is a bad fuel pressure regulator.

On two different Vanagons I experienced "Starts easy cold ... or right away after being shut off but not if it sits for 10 minutes". When it happened on the 2nd van I didn't even troubleshoot. I just replaced the pressure regulator and all was back to normal.

Mike

Nathaniel Poole wrote: > Hi All, I'm new to this list as I've recently acquired a 1980 Riviera camper > Vanagon. I've been following suggestions as they have cropped up (although > most seem directed to the water-cooled models), and replacing things and > doing upgrades. But what is happening is that when the van is warm and is > left sitting for 10-20 minutes, it can be hard to start. But it has to sit > for a bit; shutting it of and starting right away it works fine. When it > sits for a bit, you have to crank and pump, and it sputters a fair bit > before starting, after which it runs fine. Cold it starts great. My wife was > just left stranded because she didn't know to keep it turning over while > pumping the gas. > Is this a common problem? What is really interesting is that my daughter has > an '89 Cabriolet, which does the exact same thing, but with a completely > different drivetrain. I've never bothered finding the problem and fixing > hers because she got used to it and doesn't complain about it :) > > Also, when the heat is turned on the hot air smells like old engine. Is this > just how these things work and you get used to it? There is no oil leaking > onto the heat exchangers. I followed the air path and it looks like the air > intake to the heater fan is outside the vehicle so I don't know why it > should smell like that. There are a few oil leaks that I'm going to get to > soon. > Nathaniel >


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