----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 =
7:44
PM
Subject: Oil fill tube, =
overheating, and
stalling
Hi, =
everyone -
Once
again, I could use some advice. I have a plain old '85 Vanagon. =
Here is some background: On Thursday, after work, I =
started it
up and it did
not want to idle - stalling unless I kept my foot on =
the
gas. I drove around
in circles in the parking lot for a =
little
while, and when it warmed up, it
ran and idled ok for the rest of =
the trip
home, but it has been doing this
every time I've started it since =
then.
This morning, I had an oxygen sensor
installed - the last =
thing I
needed to pass emmisions inspection - and I also
had them change =
the fuel
filter.
On the way home from picking up the van, the =
temp.
light turned red and the
temp needle pegged all the way to the =
right.
It was that way for about a
mile, then everything went back =
to
normal. I got home, topped off the
coolant, and noticed the =
oil
filler tube and cap were missing. The van still
does not =
want to
idle when I first start it up, and it is still doing the
sporadic
overheating thing.
Ok, so here are my questions:
Can any of these problems be =
related
to each other?
I have ordered =
a new
fill tube and cap, but in the meantime, should I
put something =
over the
hole? What?
Should I =
suspect the
thermostat with this sporadic overheating
problem?
Is it normal for the oil =
filler tube
to simply fall off?
Thanks in advance for your help! =
-Lauren