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• Help - Low Speed Radiator Fan Dead... High Speed Works..!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 4 May 2002 21:48:17 +0200
  ...tonight while bleeding the system, and letting her idle at 2000rpm for a long time, I had the pleasure of hearing the high speed...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 05:40:16 -0400
  ...If I am not > mistaken, Bentley says to set the idle speed with the ISCV disconnected, > which implies that it should idle correctly without...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:32:31 -0700
  ...cold WBX engine (without > dle controller) was from my observations on my ML430 SUV. When I start it > cold the idle speeds up to...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:10:04 -0600
  ...the engine is > >running, the idle immediately settles right down to 850 RPM. If I put the > >plug back in, the idle speed stays...
• Re: proper oil temp
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 08:42:20 -0400
  ...I run 20-50w oil with doghouse cooler, and oil pressure running at a constant 45 psi at speed, 15-20 psi at idle...
• Re: Idling- at steady or variable speed ?
  Historical mailing list - WaywrdCyc
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 08:21:43 EST
  ...Also look at the small braded rubber vacume hoses (about 5or 6 mm in diameter) that run all over the engine compartment. These are...
• Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:09:59 -0800
  ...up to the speed where you hear the noise and press in the clutch, letting the engine drop to idle RPM while you coast...
• Re: Powerflex transaxle bushing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:50:26 -0700
  ...no throttle to throttle, just off idle? i.e. driving around at parking lot speeds or over speed bumps. I'm about to order...
• help...is my engine dying?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 96 15:19:46 EDT
  ...still running rough at idle speed. all wires are fine. i figure a) engine is running way too rich, tho i don't have...
• Re: running rich/low power
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 20:59:48 -0600
  ...Another thing, with the van parked, I can bring the >engine up to an idle speed of anything, lets use 3000, and then with...
• Euro-Elec: UPDATE 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list - "Richard Meissenheimer (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:35:07 -0500
  ...at cold idle 60psi, increasing to 75 at higher engine speed. At hot idle 10psi, at 2000rpm hot 22psi. In my opinion, this engine...
• Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 16:08:13 -0400
  Hey Listers- '84 WBX Manual with 190K original engine Van for the most part runs well, bit of a loping idle and off idle...
• Re: More questions on my '85
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 10:23:50 PST
  > > Donald Baxter wonders: > > > When the engine is cold on this '85, the idle is about 900-1000 RPM. > > When warmed up to normal operating...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - Motlagh, John N [GMG]
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:41:48 -0500
  ...and so the engine won't stall at idle speeds such as at stop lights, etc. That increase in idle rpm needs additional cooling...
• Re: weird idle...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 6 May 2002 22:19:46 +0200
  ...like your idle speed. There are also grounds to check between the tranny and the frame, and of course at the battery. I hope...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome is it also known as Digifant Disease, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:36:23 -0600
  ...Typically after driving for an hour at steady > hiway speed, vanagon syndrome causes the engine to start to cut out for a > heart stopping...
• Re: It continues - Engine RPM Hunting 200-500 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Oct 2010 18:32:46 -0700
  ...if by idle stabilizer you mean that Idle Valve .....silver can on top of the engine .. just leave that connected. I only encounter two...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:25:06 -0400
  ...How hot is the engine running? Use infrared thermometer on case. 200-210 max. What is the idle speed? In gear. 850-900. Next...
• 86 Vanagon GL questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 11:16:17 -0400
  ...Idle speed: Stays around 2000 rpm - can I and how do I adjust? Oil Pressure warning: Shop says all is fine with pressure, changed...
• Re: New problem (updated O2 sensor question)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:13:58 -0400
  On my 1.9 engines, if I disconnect a working O2 sensor, the only noticeable difference is lower gas mileage. It goes from about...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:51:09 -0700
  ...after engine running. That is part of the procedure to set the timing. Reconnect the snsor to then set the idle speed. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Iow idle problem follow-up
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:02:40 -0800
  ...Iow idle problem follow-up > > 84 VANAGON manual trans inline motor/Digifant engine management. > > Recently I have had an issue with my idle sometimes...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:01:35 -0300
  ...cold WBX engine > (without dle controller) was from my observations on my ML430 SUV. > When I start it cold the idle speeds up to...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:59:37 -0400
  ...Since it is so far away from the engine it is needed especially for idle and low speed operation. It is used on many...
• Re: Idle Problem & Shifting Gears
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:11:31 -0400
  ...I don't seem to be able to smooth down the idle. It is kind > of erratic and the engine kinda bounces around a...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel, work?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:22:51 -0400
  ...An engine running twice the rpms as another is very nearly equivalent to >> a twice as large engine running the same speed as the...
• Re: Blinking Oil Light UPDATE All Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:57:56 -0700
  ...Long test drive and no flickering hot or cold, at speed or at idle. BTW, we checked the oil pressure while we were at...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:20:35 -0600
  ...speed) I've wondered about the seemingly >>> pretty >>> high cold oil and engine oil pressure... >>> >>> After hard use on a hot day, my idle...
• EV Troubleshooting - VW1551 substitute
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:51:50 -0500
  ...to 12 V & lower - then the idle speed jumps from 680 to 970 until you shut the engine off. Curious that the alternator light...
• Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:49:26 -0600
  ...The engine speed will finally increase to meet the fuel demand and throttle response. Engine speed above 2500 seems ok. Throttle increase above 2800...
• Re: '83 vanagon: shot control module?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Aug 94 15:05:27 EDT
  ...speed driving the engine would just die and take a few minutes to restart. They traced the problem to two things: a faulty idle...
• Re: AFM and idle issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 24 Sep 2023 11:51:10 -0400
  ...Have not determined source of vacuum leak (if that is the cause of the “searching idle” - variable rpms at idle). At speed the engine...
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:42:02 -0500
  ...engine. Any chance you are over filling it? Clogged or otherwise restricted filter? Is the oil cooler working? The 6 psi at idle is...
• Idling high and uneven. Problem filling with coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Ben Epsin
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 13:51:52 EST
  ...idle speed averages about 1300 rpms and is unsteady; wavers between 1200 and 1400. The idle screw is all the way in, lines are...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 13:23:29 -0700
  ...engine that are tied >together by way of connectors. > >The Bentley shows the O2 sensor wire be disconnected while setting the idle >speed. It...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:21:49 -0700
  ...and so the engine won't stall at idle > speeds such as at stop lights, etc. That increase in idle rpm needs > additional cooling...
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:33:14 -0700
  ...measure time between coil "sparks" to get idle speed 2. is idle too low? open ISV wider 3. is idle too high? close ISV...
• Re: bad mechanic???
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 13:00:22 -0400
  ...engine idling while watching the temp gauge..... > When a vanagon idles, temp goes >up, fan cycles on to cool it, but at idle the...
• FI Vacuum leak 83 Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 04:45:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...One vaccum line to the ignition distributor does step up the engine speed quite a bit at idle. (I should mention it has an...
• Re: Vanagon Ignition Timing
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 10:53:11 -0500
  ...It now idles very well and steadily. I then set the idle, and the engine runs very well, especially when revving up. I know...
• Re: Fuel Filter "Update" Results
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:41:01 -0700
  ...I have no idea what pump sounds like when engine up to speed, but it seems this update may help. Since it's a...
• Re: Stumped-Runs Rich/Stalls
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:43:20 -0700
  ...Starter (just for fun) > Idle Control Valve "seems" to be vibrating. But could be the bucking and > puffing of engine. Hard to tell. Never...
• Re: Digijet Timing Marks
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:38:46 -0400
  ...hose may not do anything noticeable to the idle speed. The stabilizer masks alot of problems. If you are trouble-shooting idle or ignition...
• Re: Another Vanagon Throttle Question ('87 Wolfsburg)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 4 May 2005 06:31:35 EDT
  ...The engine revs up to 3k and then returns to a normal idle speed (1k or so). This trick works 60 percent of the...
• Re: Throttle Idle RPM question
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:37:32 +0000
  ...If the engine is allowed to come up to normal operating temperature (run for a few minutes), is it more tempted to idle? Could...
• Re: idle surge diagnosis?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 06:39:10 EST
  ...I >> experimented with it trying to (unsuccessfully) fix high HC output. >I >> produced a very similar symptom as yours. (idle speed going up and...
• Re: Throttle-on running issue
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:29:25 -0700
  ...Lift throttle, > returns to idle, sputters a bit like it’s missing, but then continues to > idle fine at normal speed. Crack throttle open...
• Re: '86 Valve job question - details
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:04:25 -0400
  ...The way I look at it, piston speeds, temps, and bearing loads at idle-2,000 rpm (when not pushing the van) are so...
• Sticky distributor advance?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:52:32 -0400
  ...On the vacuum advance, when I pull the hose that goes to the base of the idle adjustment screw, the engine speeds up. Is...
• Re: UPDATE Re: Coolant temp at idle questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 22:32:06 -0400
  ...Coolant temp at idle questions > You definitely need to be concerned and be advised that the engine did > suffer a trauma. Remember this event...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:42:21 -0400
  It is probably folly to idle the engine expecting the alternator to charge the batteries. I don't know what the idle speed is...
• Reverse Vanagon syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - Parker Beeson
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:23:46 -0600
  ...Doesn't sound rough at all at idle... just doesn't go off the line. The only thing I've noticed in the engine...
• Re: GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 09:44:15 -0800
  ...in the original application(s), would the Delphi engine management normally "transition" from idle to off idle by gradually adjusting the idle valve. And...
• FS - 1984 Vanagon Engine (Rebuilt 2.1L), Stand, Hoist, & Parts
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:33:00 -0700
  ...headers, muffler, catalytic converter, engine carrier bar, engine control module, AC idle speed increase valve, engine wiring harness, idle speed stabilizer, expansion tank, H...
• Re: Help Needed, On the Road
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:30:54 -0500
  ...At idle you may need to turn off your AC, because the Idle Stabilizer System kicks up your engine speed to ensure the AC...
• Re: horrible cold start idle, running rich
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:18:46 -0800
  ...and as an added benefit, the engine idle is > now stable at 950 rpm. Previously, the idle speed wandered slightly, +/- 100 > rpm. > > Hooray! > > > > On...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 29 Jul 2014 22:45:55 -0400
  ...Since it is so far > away from the engine it is needed especially for idle and low speed > operation. It is used on many...
• Air cooled vanagon trip report
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:24:25 -0400
  ...to stock 7.5 @ idle, mech. adv. limit may be a bit off from stock?) Typical highway driving speeds: -60-65 mph (faster in...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:48:22 -0700
  ...the Aux Air valve can affect idle... It is basically a temp-controlled air valve that increases cold idle speed by routing air around...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:47:50 -0700
  ...knows by the hall pulses how fast the engine is > turning. When it sees the idle switch closed but rpms high it knows you...