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• Re: Idle problems on 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:33:51 -0400
  ...speed it should be shutting down and restarting over and over. If it's not closing, there's your problem. Take out the idle...
• Fast Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:01:05 -0500
  ...Doesn't the idle control rein in the idle speed at all times? Jay '85 Westy This communication is for use by the intended...
• Re: Oil pressure light in 1.9l at idle
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:33:23 -0800
  ...idle is about 18psi...with 15-w-40..with 10-30 it drops a few lbs psi at idle and like 10psi at speed...
• Re: Digijet rough/wandering idle and bucking at slower speeds
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:10:05 +0000
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• Induction air flow rates
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:38:53 -0500
  ...What would be the volume of air going into an engine at say, idle, cruise, top speed? Also the speed at which that air...
• Re: Oil Light on at idle only when hot
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 00:25:10 -0700
  ...I drive at freeway speeds on my way to work, > and no problems, as soon as I exit and put the clutch in and...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 13:06:30 -0400
  ...at idle then there is no reason to do this. Is this > necessary? Oh yeah. The idling period is necessary after high-speed driving...
• random high idle
  Historical mailing list - Myles Cochran
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:21:19 -0700
  hey gang- my '86 Vanagon will randomly increase it's idle speed from time to time. it likes to rest itself right around the...
• Tuning
  Historical mailing list - Matt Chamberlain
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 12:40:56 -0800
  ...Is this normal? The idle speed was about 700 RPM before I started playing with it. When I checked the timing, it is advanced...
• FrontFire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 14 May 2006 12:15:34 -0700
  ...Seems to run fine at speed, but at idle is behaving very weirdly. Been fiddling with the idle adjuster screw, and can't seem...
• RE: loss of power on hills
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...A type-1 distributor usually advances about 20 degrees (varies slightly year to year I think) from idle speed to high speed. Also, it...
• 84 NA Diesel - loss of 'performance'
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 19:27:02 +0100
  ...It will maintain this speed with difficulty. Lots of smoke from exhaust. Depress the clutch - engine stalls, but will restart on rough, low idle...
• Re: Subaru Engine Stats (was: Wasserboxer corrosion problem)
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Sun, 15 Mar 1998 21:29:59 EST
  ...900 rpm (idle) 128 ft/lbs (thats more torque at idle than the Wasser's max!) 2000 rpm 148 ft/lbs 3000 rpm 158...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 16:10:17 -0400
  ...I have set the throttle idle switch, timing and idle speed as per >the Bentley. The Temp II sensor was replaced a couple years...
• Euro-Drive: 88 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle
  Historical mailing list - "Paul Huffman (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 08:37:50 -0500
  ...4-speed Standard Transaxle Mileage: 165,000 miles Emissions: ca VIN: WV2ZB0255JH072164 Symptoms: Poor Idle Quality Occurs: Always ____________________________________________________________ Hi All, I have a problem...
• Re: Idling problem at certain RPM in '84 --> Computer?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:50:48 -0400
  ...engine won't idle at a certain RPM > is the engine's computer? I.e., as soon as the idle speed is increased, > something...
• Engine overheating - Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:50:38 -0700
  ...Took test drive at highway speed .... 20 minutes ... no problem. Back to the shop .... idled another 10-15 minutes ..... started boiling over. BTW .... fan...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 01 Nov 1995 23:58:19 -0600
  ...Anyway--I will only worry about my oil pressure light if it comes on at some speed above idle. Donald Baxter '85 GL
• Re: Another hesitation question....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:51:56 -0600
  ...Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:57:08 -0400 > >Where is the idle speed control valve? I can't seem to find it on my...
• Help-crazy bouncing idle
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:20:45 -0400
  ...Need some help or suggestions to fix an idle problem on my 85 1.9 auto trans westy. Engine idles ok at start-up...
• Re: AW: Camping in cold & battery
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 11:13:00 -0500
  ...The diesel only has one idle speed. Then again, my alternator is also full of oil thanks to the PO, so that may have...
• Re: Cruise control con't
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:38:28 -0600
  ...http://www.recallrecord.com/auto/volkswagen/vanagon/ Volkswagen VANAGON vehicle speed control recall Recall Date: Jun. 8, 1989 Recalled Component: Vehicle speed control. Manufactured...
• Re: Help with deceleration making a bucking VAN
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 15:16:07 +0100
  ...I have checked >the TPS switch which seems on the come into play on idle and >full open. I had this problem on my...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:46:41 -0700
  ...A/C OFF > Next jump 12v to the white/green wire and make sure the idle speeds up > each time you briefly touch 12v...
• Re: Idle control valve and very cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:25:12 -0800
  ...Van would not start without a bit of throttle either, first thing >> this >> morning...The cycling of the idle speed was this evening..and...
• Re: Starting issue - low idle and wants to stall
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:45:16 -0400
  ...For some reason the idle speed valve is not boosting the idle or giving a cold start fast idle. Probably also means no power...
• Re: Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:31:41 EST
  ...the idle speed by adjusting the set screw to approx.800 RPM. Now the throttle switch closed in idle. However, now the idle has...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:37:40 -0600
  ...the engine won't stall at idle > speeds such as at stop lights, etc. That increase in idle rpm needs > additional cooling in hot...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:15:41 -0700
  Idle's one thing -- that's the responsibility of the idle speed controller dingus, pretty much. But when the engine is being spun by...
• Re: 85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:30:03 -0500
  ...On the 1.9L engines, the idle speed will be close to specs as > long as your timing is right and you are getting...
• Re: Uneven idle again
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 10:35:22 -0500
  ...I too would start by checking leaks in hoses and air plenum. > If the engine still idles with the idle screw all the way...
• Re: She's bucking...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:57:44 -0500
  ...It will idle after it's warmed up. > 2- When driving, it accelerates fine but when you get up to speed and gently ease...
• forsale
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Bates
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 09:13:56 -0500
  88vanagon Gl maroon and gray 4 speed 103358 miles new heads 20,000 agao new batt wires cap plugs stereo muffler idle stablizer runs...
• Re: CSI: Vanagon...Smog results!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:05:47 -0800
  ...The idle bypass screw can help get the idle speed tuned > > if needed. I > > >usually just set it 2 turns open and a properly...
• Re: problems on the road
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:02:41 -0400
  ...procedures to verify if your idle is working correctly. 3) The Radiator Fan normally has a couple of speeds. One you won't hear...
• Re: revving idle --> 83 Westy gasser
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:26:22 -0500
  ...With the engine warm and O2 sensor disconnected set so that you have ~.4 volt at the O2 sensor with idle speed at 850...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 05:46:20 -0500
  ...3) Kicks up the engine idle speed rpm when the power steering is turned to its limit stops in either direction at low speed...
• Re: What's this wire for?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:22:35 -0700
  ...compressor signal that tells the idle controller when the AC is on so it can speed up the idle. The wire sits there unused...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 88 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:33:05 -0600
  ...4-speed Standard Transaxle > Mileage: 165,000 miles > Emissions: ca > VIN: WV2ZB0255JH072164 > > Symptoms: Poor Idle Quality > Occurs: Always > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Hi All, > > I have a problem...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 01:27:32 -0400
  At 12:36 AM 4/26/2001, John Clavin wrote: >The idle speed on my '85 GL is "hunting" (revving up a few hundred...
• Re: 85 with uneven idle
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:59:09 -0500
  ...85 with uneven idle > >every 5 seconds or so the idle speed drops, the engine stumbles slightly, > and then it comes back to normal...
• Re: Increased Idle Speed with A/C
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:10:55 -0500
  ...When I compressor engages the idle speed > increases. I understand that this is as it should be. However, it now > seems to be increasing...
• Re: Digijet rough/wandering idle and bucking at slower speeds
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
  Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:52:00 -0400
  ...Digijet rough/wandering idle and bucking at slower speeds >> >> '84 1.9L (with the 2200cc GW upgrade), digijet WBXR >> >> Just installed the Sorensen fuel...
• Re: Idle hunts except when in gear
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:05:33 -0700
  ...no hunting at all. > > Sounds to me as though your basic idle speed is set too high. Check > it out. If that's the...
• Re: Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:14:33 -0500
  ...Maybe because of >the unstable idle or is the idle speed controller bad? As soon as I have >the time I will try to...
• Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 10:22:09 -0500
  ...I had to tinker with the idle jets to get it to run right. Had a big flat spot coming off idle at first...
• Re: Computer woes?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:15:29 -0500
  ...Check the idle. It should be 850 to 900 rpm. If not, there is a BIG slotted screw that adjusts the idle speed. Look...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:58:29 -0500
  ...Basic idle value should be 430 +/- 15 mA. If no: the go to Idle Speed/CO Content - Checking and Adjusting. ___ If you have a...
• Idle speed - 88 Vanagon - 2.1L wbx - manual tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 10:05:04 -0600
  The idle/throttle on my van is acting weird. Thought it was a sticking cable or something but it doesn't seem to be...
• Re: 2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 01:26:31 -0600
  ...kick up the idle speed to 1500 of so when the AC is on.and the throttle is set for idle as in at...
• Re: Are all 2.1 engines digifant?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 May 2014 14:16:44 -0400
  ...You have to set the base idle down to the specified idle speed using the big plug in the side of the throttle body...
• clean & lube idle air control valve
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Fri, 14 May 2010 08:12:14 -0400
  ...Now, each time I take my foot off the accelerator, it idles steady, sometimes right at 900, but often at another speed. Now, it...
• Engine overheats after spark plug change
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 09:34:04 -0400
  ...no power at the lower speeds and the Van is definitely getting hotter then normal when at an idle. So I have two theories...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:11:02 -0500
  ...If below then you have a signal that indicates engine >speed too low. If above then engine speed too high. Detailed design left >to...
• oil press light
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:08:52 -0700
  ...It flickered at high RPM but then it wouldn't do it always at idle speed. The flicker was intermittent. It seems to me...
• Re: Stalling 1.9l Digijet
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:40:26 -0500
  ...Any suggestions? What's the idle speed with the stabilizer disconnected? > Jay '85 Westy David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon...
• '85 Westy 1.9l Cold Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 10:46:50 -0500
  ...I reset it and adjusted the idle speed. I had to back out the idle screw several turns to bring the idle back up...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 18:05:52 +0000
  ...The idle controller looks at engine speed, temperature, and those other inputs and then modulates the valve to get to the desired speed. The...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:32:54 -0500
  ...The idle speed will slowly drop off, the idle stabilizer will try to keep it up, but it can only do so much, and...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 17:16:00 -0500
  ...The idle controller looks at >> engine speed, temperature, and those other inputs and then modulates the >> valve to get to the desired speed. The...