Date:         Thu, 7 Nov 1996 09:01:02 -0700 (MST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         dnelson@goodnet.com (Brad Nelson)
Subject:      Re: Start & Go (or no quick escape!)

I have a 1980 fuel injected Westfalia that does the same thing!  Does anyone
out there have any ideas on this problem?  I would sure like to get it to
idle better on cold starts and after short periods of rest.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Brad Nelson
dnelson@goodnet.com


>Thanks to everyone-trip in our "new" '85 Westy a big success.  Also cudos 
>to my VW mechanic who is really a race boat mechanic!
>Now to another problem:  Cold start, hard to get to idle on its own until 
>about 30 seconds.  No matter what you do, you can't put it into gear and 
>leave.  Ususlly you have to stall at least twice and restart, no trouble 
>starting.  I notice this will also happen on a hot start like after going 
>in for that quick cup of morning coffee on the road.  Could this be a 
>fuel pump problem?  Seems like if you let it set for more than about 5 
>minutes you have the problem-like when you are gassing up.  Any ideas?
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