Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:58:00 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
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I agree, see my just-sent post.
Scott
turbovans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
> Hi John,
>
> It only happened the one time. The engine has about 85,000 miles on it.
> Seems kind of hasty to start looking for a new throttle body quite yet.
>
> --
> 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 5:07 PM john wrote:
>
>> Mike. you need a new throttle body. After engine is warmed up, ECU
>> doesn't like high idle speeds, so it kills the fuel. Idle speed drops,
>> and fuel starts again. If throttle body is worn, throttle plate cannot
>> close and you get high idle.
>>
>> John
>> '84 7-passenger
>>
>> On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 11:38 -0800, Rocket J Squirrel 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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