Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:36:29 -0600
Reply-To: "John C..." <jcarp2001@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "John C..." <jcarp2001@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: High idle issues
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*http://tinyurl.com/ktrljn*
Rennie,
I probably wouldn't buy that book.
Instead, here's a link from Van Cafe
that has a lot of very useful info.
hope this helps!
*http://tinyurl.com/ktrljn*
best,
John C...
SLC, UT...
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Rene Ditton <rditton@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Still working on the problems with high idle. Here's where we're at now...
>
> After
> it warms up, it has an extremely high idle, it will not decelerate
> & throttle valve switch makes no difference. The idle adjust screw
> makes no difference. It shows 4.93 volts @ throttle valve switch
> connector. Switch appears to be OK, closed throttle switch shows zero
> ohms, open shows open.
>
> What does that tell everyone?! :-) Any suggestions?
> Any help is super appreciated!!
> Rene
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Rene Ditton <rditton@YAHOO.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 12:38:33 PM
> Subject: A newbie needing hard starting help
>
> Hello!
>
> My name is Rene and I'm new to the list, though I've been 'listening' to
> everyone's thread for several months. My husband and I recently purchased
> an '83 Westy with a rebuilt '87 2.1 watercooled engine from a Syncro. We
> had ultimate faith in the condition of the van, we purchased it in
> California in April and drove it up to Alaska a week later! It made it with
> flying colors though one thing worried us.
>
> It's hart to start. When it's cranked cold, it has a bit of a delay before
> kicking over (a fraction of a second). It's one of those delays that makes
> you put the clutch in a little more and stop breathing for a moment. It
> always starts, after a couple revolutions....but makes us nervous. And the
> hotter the engine is (the more it's been driven), the harder it seems to
> start it. When it's hot, sometimes it will take 1-3 seconds to get it to
> kick over.
>
> We're in Alaska now and have replaced the starter & bushing (per the
> instructions on the list which were GREAT!). With the new starter, came no
> change. It's still as hard to start as before. We had the battery tested,
> it tested fine and all of the connections were checked. I just found a
> string that suggested changing out the main cable going to the battery.
> Should that be my next step? Are there any other testing I can do to make
> sure it is the cable? Are there any other suggestions on what to
> check/replace?
>
> The other little things we're having a problem with may not be important,
> but if it's related somehow I just want to mention it. We have a dual
> battery system, though we're not sure it is hooked up correctly. The
> refrigerator runs fine on 110 and propane, but won't hold temperature while
> on the battery. And recently (within the last month or so) the van seems to
> be getting hot when idling for longer periods of time. For example, if we
> stop at the bank, one of us goes inside and the other is outside for 5
> minutes in an idling van....when we start back on the road, the van 'smells'
> hot and the temperature is up. It isn't overheating, it's just hot and once
> on the road moving again, it cools down to normal temperature. Oh, and just
> once it the idle seemed to be 'stuck' on high while we were driving it. It
> hasn't happened again.
>
> And one final question. We have the Bentley manual and have been
> contemplating purchasing the John Muir book How to keep your VW alive - but
> it appears it's geared to an air cooled. Would the book benefit us, having
> a watercooled engine?
>
> Many thanks in advance for suggestions! I enjoy the list and look forward
> to the responses and apologize in advance for anything I forgot to mention!
> Sincerely,
> Rene Ditton
>
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