Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 09:06:27 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
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dear dont do that thread followers
i have .. but yet to install ... an inline electric heater
this item keeps coolant at a warm temperature making starts and other stuff
much easier ..
it would be akin to keeping in a heated garage ...
this item would go a long way to help those who have vanagon in locations
where cold is actually a realistic issue and no heated garage ...
note this is different than a block heater in just about every way
regards
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> You guys! "Don't do that"?? If you've ever lived in the Rockies where
> it actually gets cold you would know that running outside to start the
> vehicle, then rushing back indoors before you fingers and ears freeze
> off...giving the Rig a chance to heat up a little while you finish your
> coffee and pack your lunch...that is S.O.P for many people.
> One of the nice things that makes a good snowcountry vehicle is it
> being one you can start cold and leave running for a time without sitting
> in it, tending the throttle, etc. My Digifant inline VW does a pretty good
> job of 'staying lit', but where I live it seldom gets really cold.
>
> I'd suggest checking the Idle Air Control valve, Temp II sensor, run some
> injector cleaner and gas treatment through. Go back over your throttle
> linkage and make sure it is clean...perhaps a good dousing with WD-40 and
> then some silicone lube after the WD dries off. Check your intake hoses
> and vacuum lines. Do it on a warm day....Of course, you'll rarely have a
> problem with your vehicles till it is -30f and the middle of the night....
> Don Hanson
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> > re
> > 'don't do that' ....
> > for sure don't do this ........
> > "Ideally, I'd like to be able
> >
> >> to go out, start it up and let it run unattended for 10 minutes to
> >> warm up (while I go back inside). "
> >>
> >
> > yes, *do not* do that ...
> > very easy way to have it stall out rich ..
> > they don't like being fired up and left running ..
> > the engine does not warm up well since there is no load on it.
> >
>
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roger w
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