Howdy folks,
We have a lovely '78 VW Westy. Our main problem is that it starts to stall after about 2 minutes of driving, unless you are driving at highspeeds or revs.
Whether this is part of the problem or not, there is a piece of the body which is underneath the engine, where the accordian like thermostat is. Yeah. It fell off. We kind of found another use for it (holding up one of the batteries)... and apparently it maybe required to keep the engine at the correct temperature and therefore idling correctly.
The van idles ok if the engine has been started from cold... but after
2 minutes... starts stalling.We've had the same problem very occasionally before, if we get stuck in traffic after having driven for several hours on the highway. But when we leave the van alone overnight the next day it's good to go again. However, now it happens right away and is not going away.
Thoughts? We live in Montreal any suggestions for a mechanic?
Dan & Meg
- Strider - 78 Westy