Mark, This is weird, because the same exact thing happened to me on Sunday! Like you, I was on my way to a bike ride (you know the Calavares loop near Fremont/Sunol?) Hopped in, fired 'er up, and alas, no idle. BTW, I have an '82 Westy. But, it only occurred when the engine was cold. (ie. good idle when motor warmed up) I thought, hmmm, something with the cold start valve or aux air regulator. Sure enough, there is a rubber elbow on the hose that runs into the auxiliary air regulator, and that had corroded and broken. Its a cloth braided hose, about 1/2" around on top of your motor. The local dealer actually had it in stock ($3). Whew, an easy one for a change! Hope you're as lucky, Erik. In message <9504031627.AA08040@WC.Novell.COM> writes: > I'm in a real bind here, so I hope someone can help me out... > > My 81 Vanagon keeps dieing unless I keep the accelerator > pressed slightly. In other words, car is fine when gas > pedal is pressed, but once my foot comes off the pedal, > it dies. At stoplights I have to keep pumping the gas > to keep it from dieing, and if there's a sudden stop > on the freeway, it's a white knuckle situtation to keep > it from konking out. > > It's a 4-speed; 140k miles, I'm the third owner; and > could use a valve job. I run plain unleaded gas and > 20/50 oil. > > Any help is *REALLY* appreciated (I've got to get to > a bike race early sunday morning). > > -- > Mark Chandler 510-975-4522 chandler@wc.novell.com > Novell, Inc. Walnut Creek, CA mpc@crl.com
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