Date:         Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:22:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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  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.
>