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Date:         Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:02:27 -0800
Reply-To:     PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cuts off on startup
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY405-EAS4213DA1285763B9176E95EEA0B40@phx.gbl>
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Thanks for your replies. Of course I will have a mechanic look at it, but when he explains the problem to me, I want to be sure it sounds familiar, according to the responses I'm getting here. Patti 90 Westy Automatic

On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 10:16 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> The O2 sensor is not even looked at until the coolant temp is up to > ~100-120F and the engine is running for ~1 minute. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Steven Johnson > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 1:07 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Cuts off on startup > > It's your oxygen sensor. The warmup cycle is not working correctly and > that is the > dead give-away. I'm currently having the same problem and just need to > make an > appointment to get it replaced. > > Steven > 91 Westy > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 7:18 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've had my 90 Westy automatic since 2007. Up until this past summer, > > the van would start up and idle beautifully, and I could drive it right > away. > > Now, roughly since this past fall, all of a sudden I have to sit and > > give it gas for 5 or 10 minutes before I can go anywhere. After it's > > "warmed up" it drives perfectly and idles perfectly when stopped. > > > > I've had regular routine maintenance done by mechanics, but this just > > seems to have started out of nowhere. What needs to be done? > > > > Patti > > 90 Westy Automatic > > 117,000 miles > > Los Angeles > > > > > > -- > > > > *♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪* > > If it's not on my Smart Phone, it doesn't exist... > > ●▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬♥▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬● > > >

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