Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 08:46:23 EST
Reply-To: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: My Westfalia has a "frog-powered" engine - HELP!
Marshall;
The first thing I would check is the idle switch adjustment. If the idle
stop was adjusted the idle switch setting was probably messed up. With
the engine off have someone lightly step on the gas pedal. You should
hear a click coming from under the throttle body just as the gas pedal
reaches the idle position. This is the sound of the switch. Follow the
Bentley procedure for setting properly.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe
On Thu, 10 Dec 1998 01:38:47 -0600 Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
writes:
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>Is this your normal experience with a tune-up?
>
>Bosch Plugs $13.00
>Dist Cap $11.20
>Ign rotor $9.20
>Air Filter $13.55
>Fuel Filter $9.95
>
>total Parts $58.30
>
>tuneup Labour $69.95
>adjust throttle "switches" and free butterfly valves $65.50
>
>I spent $256.00 yesterday on a tune up and cleaning of my throttle
>body!
>Taxes were $31.44.
>
>Now my van surges worse than ever! The rate is aproximately 1/2 to 1
>Hz! =
>I'm afraid it's going to blow the transmission it's hitting on and off
>=
>so hard.
>
>The service guys say "put some gas-line anti-freeze in - there are a
>lot =
>of problems with moisture". (I live in Winnipeg Canada)
>
>Is he right? When I took my van from the heated garage it worked =
>beautifully as I drove it home. Today, it just slowly skips down the =
>street. Sometimes, the surging will go away for a while and I can pick
>=
>up some speed. However, even with the speed the engine seems to be =
>really rough.
>
>I looked in my tailpipe for soot, but I didn't find any (looking for =
>evidence of O2 sensor issues)
>
>Is it my airflow box needing the capacitor? (or replacement)
>
>
>It seems to me that after such a major tuneup, I should not have these
>=
>issues any more.
>
>Any help would really be appreciated I can't affort this to go on - I
>=
>have to go 700 KM up north over Christmas.
>
>Thanks again
>
>
>Marshall Ruskin
>84 Westy (being very bad lately)
>
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><DIV>Is this your normal experience with a tune-up?</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>Bosch Plugs $13.00</DIV>
><DIV>Dist Cap $11.20</DIV>
><DIV>Ign rotor $9.20</DIV>
><DIV>Air Filter $13.55</DIV>
><DIV>Fuel Filter $9.95</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>total Parts $58.30</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>tuneup Labour $69.95</DIV>
><DIV>adjust throttle "switches" and free butterfly valves =
>$65.50</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>I spent $256.00 yesterday on a tune up and cleaning of my
>throttle=20
>body!<BR>Taxes were $31.44.<BR><BR>Now my van surges worse than ever!
>=
>The rate=20
>is aproximately 1/2 to 1 Hz! I'm afraid it's going to blow the =
>transmission it's=20
>hitting on and off so hard.</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>The service guys say "put some gas-line anti-freeze in -
>there =
>are a=20
>lot of problems with moisture". (I live in Winnipeg Canada)</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>Is he right? When I took my van from the heated garage it
>worked=20
>beautifully as I drove it home. Today, it just slowly skips down the =
>street.=20
>Sometimes, the surging will go away for a while and I can pick up some
>=
>speed.=20
>However, even with the speed the engine seems to be really =
>rough.</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>I looked in my tailpipe for soot, but I didn't find any (looking
>=
>for=20
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>=
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><DIV><BR> </DIV>
><DIV>It seems to me that after such a major tuneup, I should not have
>=
>these=20
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><DIV><BR>Any help would really be appreciated I can't affort this to
>go =
>on - I=20
>have to go 700 KM up north over Christmas.</DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV>Thanks again<BR><BR><BR>Marshall Ruskin</DIV>
><DIV>84 Westy (being very bad lately)<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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