Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:22:13 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: High idle issues
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I think you have an 83 westy with 2.1 watrboxer engien from a syncro.
Regarding this fast idle.....
which fuel system is on your engine ? .....
is it the completel Digifant that 86 and later 2.1's have - with an
electronically controlled air idle valve and control unit,
or it it runing on the fuel system that was original in the 83 van - the
earlier Digijet ?
either fuel system and idle system will work on the 2.1 engine. The two idle
systems are differnt from each other.
Also ........which throttle body is on it ? ........the one for 83 Digiget,
or the later Digifant ?
John Muir's famous Iditots' Guide doesnt' apply to water cooled vanagons in
any way whatsoever.
However.......the drawings, and the detailed explanations are fantastic ....
this book should be THE model for do-it-yourself repairs.
If you never even heard of a distributor before in your whole life, his
drawings will walk you right through setting the points cap , etc.
There are numberous exloded views - of entire engines......all hand drawn in
black and white - and they are technically accurate down to the smallest
detail.
Regardless of subject matter, or vehicle application....
John Muir's Idiot's Guide is worthy of serious study .......
just for what it is, becuase as how-to books go....
it is in an outstanding class all by itself !!
There is also a later version for diesel engines .......same publisher,
differerent author, same format and style. A very worthy book as well.....
and really ..........just to study for how well it's done.....never mind
whether it's about car repair or how it might apply to your car or van. They
are that good, these books. The drawings alone ........just a perfect style
of freindly/funky/helpful.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rene Ditton" <rditton@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:02 PM
Subject: High idle issues
> 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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