Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:12:11 -0800
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
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Hi John,
It only happened the one time. The engine has about 85,000 miles on it.
Seems kind of hasty to start looking for a new throttle body quite yet.
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR
On 12/16/2009 5:07 PM john wrote:
> Mike. you need a new throttle body. After engine is warmed up, ECU
> doesn't like high idle speeds, so it kills the fuel. Idle speed drops,
> and fuel starts again. If throttle body is worn, throttle plate cannot
> close and you get high idle.
>
> John
> '84 7-passenger
>
> On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 11:38 -0800, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>> While I'm waiting for the engine to do that no power thing again (see
>> below) so I can try the WD-40 in the dizzie to see if that helps, the van
>> did something interesting while I was at the bank's drive up window.
>>
>> Thar I was, minding my own business while the nice lady was processing my
>> deposit when I noticed that the engine was idling high (1.9L, AT,
>> transmission in Park, engine warm). So I tapped the gas pedal to see if
>> anything needed unsticking, and the rpms dropped to about 1000, then
>> climbed to about 1800, then dropped to 1000, climbed back to 1800, and did
>> this over and over. The period was about 2 seconds. The O2 meter thing
>> showed full rich when the engine was speeding up, full lean when it
>> dropped back to lower rpm. Tapping the gas pedal did not correct this, the
>> first or second time, but on the third try, the engine dropped back into
>> normal idle with the O2 gauge swinging lazily from end to end. When
>> driving, the O2 gauge showed normal, rapid, swings.
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
>>> On Dec 15, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had to run some errands today. Unlike last week, when it was well below
>>>> freezing, and the van ran just fine, we've been experiencing some
>>>> above-freezing temperatures, and today it was raining. So I'd have to say
>>>> that it's somewhat humid (like, 90%) today, but not particularly cold
>>>> (mid
>>>> 30's [F]).
>>>>
>>>> On more than one occasion the engine ran like poo-poo after being
>>>> started.
>>>> Was gutless; and pressing on the gas pedal didn't do anything useful. I
>>>> mean, the engine kind of sped up a bit, but let's just say that someone
>>>> honked at me in irritation 'cause it took me so long to cross the street.
>>>>
>>>> But after a few moments, the engine got with the program and gave no
>>>> trouble for the rest of the trip . . . until I parked the van, went into
>>>> some store to find something pretty for Mrs Squirrel, came back out,
>>>> started the van and the whole gutless thing started over again.
>>>>
>>>> There's something fishy going on.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>>>> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>>>> Bend, OR
>>>> KG6RCR
>>>
>>>
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