Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:51:56 -0800
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
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Thanks, Don -- Idle control valve. Where the heck is that? Bentley's page?
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR
On 12/16/2009 1:24 PM Don Hanson wrote:
> Idle control valve. Don Hanson
>
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> While I'm waiting for the engine to do that no power thing again (see
> below) so I can try the WD-40 in the dizzie to see if that helps,
> the van
> did something interesting while I was at the bank's drive up window.
>
> Thar I was, minding my own business while the nice lady was
> processing my
> deposit when I noticed that the engine was idling high (1.9L, AT,
> transmission in Park, engine warm). So I tapped the gas pedal to see if
> anything needed unsticking, and the rpms dropped to about 1000, then
> climbed to about 1800, then dropped to 1000, climbed back to 1800,
> and did
> this over and over. The period was about 2 seconds. The O2 meter thing
> showed full rich when the engine was speeding up, full lean when it
> dropped back to lower rpm. Tapping the gas pedal did not correct
> this, the
> first or second time, but on the third try, the engine dropped back into
> normal idle with the O2 gauge swinging lazily from end to end. When
> driving, the O2 gauge showed normal, rapid, swings.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
> On Dec 15, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>
> I had to run some errands today. Unlike last week, when it
> was well below
> freezing, and the van ran just fine, we've been experiencing
> some
> above-freezing temperatures, and today it was raining. So
> I'd have to say
> that it's somewhat humid (like, 90%) today, but not
> particularly cold
> (mid
> 30's [F]).
>
> On more than one occasion the engine ran like poo-poo after
> being
> started.
> Was gutless; and pressing on the gas pedal didn't do
> anything useful. I
> mean, the engine kind of sped up a bit, but let's just say
> that someone
> honked at me in irritation 'cause it took me so long to
> cross the street.
>
> But after a few moments, the engine got with the program and
> gave no
> trouble for the rest of the trip . . . until I parked the
> van, went into
> some store to find something pretty for Mrs Squirrel, came
> back out,
> started the van and the whole gutless thing started over again.
>
> There's something fishy going on.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan
> Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
>
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