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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:51:56 -0800
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <6bc66ccf0912161324i21117479qcb1e68d64df961c4@mail.gmail.com>
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Thanks, Don -- Idle control valve. Where the heck is that? Bentley's page?

-- 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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