Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 00:51:14 -0500
Reply-To: Steve Henderson <stevehendo34@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Steve Henderson <stevehendo34@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Apr 2014 to 23 Apr 2014 (#2014-219)
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Temp II and the Throttle switch are common idle problems.
Look @ this Dogpilot post
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=292275
> 1. '88 Vanagon poor idle when engine is first started (4)
> On 4/23/2014 2:58 PM, John Graham wrote:
>> I have an '88 Vanagon totally stock 2.1 engine that has served me
>> well for the past 203,000 miles. Most recent engine repair was
>> to refurbish the heads about 10,000 miles ago and had been
>> running fine since.
>>
>> My recent problem that started this winter is a poor idle
>> condition when started first thing (i.e. engine is at ambient
>> temp). The engine starts fine, with idle a little over 1K and
>> idles there for about 20 seconds and then want to die unless I
>> give it some throttle. If I let it die, it restarts just fine
>> and runs for the 20 seconds and dies.
>>
>> I can drive off at this point without problems because the RPMs
>> are up. My first stoplight is about a half mile from my house
>> and by the time I reach that point, the engine will idle - though
>> a little roughly at about 900 RPMs and by the time I've gone say
>> another mile, it has pretty much settled down to a normal idle
>> when stopped at a light.
>>
>> If I make a quick stop at a store after the engine is warmed up,
>> it restarts with no startup idle issues.
>>
>> So - I suspect something related to a 'cold idle' system. I've
>> recently changed sparkplugs and airfilter and rotor and cap have
>> less than 5000 miles; Ignition wires are about a year old.
>>
>> I'm open to suggestion for what to try next. I'm fairly handy
>> and of course have a Bentley manual.
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