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• Query - Idle Stabilier Trouble Shoot
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 09:40:26 -0500
  How do I trouble shoot the Idle Stabilizer System? The Idle Stabilizer System on my 88 GL causes the engine to run in a...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 23:17:05 -0400
  Could be the idle stabilizer control unit which is in the cavity behind the rear right light (your have to take off the light...
• Re: Engine start-up trouble - Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 10:31:04 -0400
  John seems to implying here that the idle stabilizer valve stops operating once the Temp II sensor reaches operating temperature and passes off to...
• NEED Idle Stabilizer Control Unit (P/N 251 907 393D)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:02:04 EST
  Does anyone have an Idle Stabilizer Control Unit, P/N 251 907 393D for sale? Rich
• Idle stabilizer (was Wet Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 16:13:00 -0700
  ...I tried disconnecting the idle stabilizer (connecting the two connectors together). The result was that the van would still start, but it seemed to...
• Idle stabilizer 85 van
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 17:41:26 -0700
  Volks, My '85 van dies, can't hold idle, worse with A/C on. Idle stabilizer came to mind. Bentley tells how to check...
• Re: 82 air-cooled eating idle stabilizers
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:28:19 -0500
  Sometimes if the hall sender is bad it can fry the idle stabilizer, but a bad hal sender will cause intermittent ignition problems that...
• Idle stabilizer control unit...? Do they go bad?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:03:40 -0500
  ...and the idle stabilizer valve. My question is this... Do the Idle Stabilizer Control Units ever go bad? I pulled mine and cleaned the...
• Re: repairing the idle stabilizer unit?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:58:42 -0500
  ...on how to repair the idle stabilizer unit > in a > 2.1L wasserboxer? It was repairing the idle stabilizer CONTROL unit (that super relay...
• Idle stabilizer question--1.9
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:46:07 -0400
  I'm hoping that someone can give me some details about the 1.9 idle stabilizer. I have been trying to tune-up and...
• Re: Idle Stablizer '85
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:19:24 -0700
  Joe, the idle stabilizer is an entirely different beast on 84-85 1.9L engines comparied to the 86-91 2.1L engines. I...
• Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:12:53 -0400
  Lasha wrote: > Where is the place you find the idle stableizer to spray>?<Gaelen Cleaning the Idle Stabilizer: The idle stabilizer sits on top...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:32:02 EDT
  ...If you can't find anything this way then it could be your idle stabilizer unit. I have these for $50 if you need...
• Re: Idle stabliser 84 GL
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 07:45:56 -0800
  New idle stabilizer solved my problem on an 83 1.9 wbx. (at least it solved that idle problem.) I suspect that the real...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question...
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 13:44:46 -0600
  ...Idle stabilizer question... > > > > Hello Everyone, > > When i was swapping out my throttle position switch...i noticed that my > > idle stabilizer valve was not humming...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:45:01 -0600
  Per the wiring diagrams in Bentley and my own observations on my 1985 Vanagon, the idle stabilizer is connected only between the Hall sender...
• Re: 87 Idle Stabilizer Problem
  Historical mailing list - J. C.
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 12:34:13 -0800
  You can take the idle stabilizer unit out of the line altogether by just unplugging the 2 wires that go in/out of it...
• Re: runs rough in rain
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 13:59:06 +0200
  ...which I remember >had a separate idle stabilizer control unit mounted on the firewall with two >plugs in the bottom that one was suppose...
• WTB: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit-2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 12 May 2000 14:41:33 EDT
  Does anyone have a known-good Idle Stabilizer Control Unit, P/N 251 907 393D for sale? Please e-mail me. Rich
• good used idle stabilizer needed..
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:35:22 -0500
  hey pulsing vanagon head, i need a good used idle stabilizer valve for an 89 vanagon.. anyone? pmail me... thanks all, jess 89 carat
• Re: WTB: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit-2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Fri, 12 May 2000 14:24:36 -0500
  ...Idle Stabilizer Control Unit-2.1L > Does anyone have a known-good Idle Stabilizer Control Unit, P/N 251 907 393D > for sale? Please...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:29:35 -0500
  ...Bad Idle Stabilizer? I finally bought a digital timing light. Followed the Bentley procedure (more or less): 1. Disconnected the idle stabilizer and plugged...
• idle control valve / idle stabilizer trouble shooting
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:28:18 -0500
  ...Is the idle control valve supposed to "hum" with the ignition turned on? Mine does not. Is the idle stabilizer supposed to vibrate with...
• Idle stabilizer system
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 15:29:43 -0400
  Matthew Pollard wrote: > > I think you are talking about the plugs to the idle stabilizer. It is a mystery to me what that thing...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 06:18:12 -0400
  ...Idle stabilizer question... > Hello Everyone, > When i was swapping out my throttle position switch...i noticed that my > idle stabilizer valve was not humming...
• Re: NEED Idle Stabilizer Control Unit (P/N 251 907 393D)
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 18:00:44 -0800
  Rich, what does this unit do? The VWs appear to run fine without the Idle Stabilizer Control Units. I'm trying to figure out...
• Re: 82 air-cooled eating idle stabilizers
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:07:49 -0500
  ...It seems to go through idle stabilizers. He can > bypass the idle stabilizer and get it to run, but with it plugged in it...
• Re: Digital idle stabilizer ('84 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 May 2001 00:54:40 -0400
  At 03:50 PM 5/6/2001, jhlauterbach wrote: >What are the symptoms when a digital idle stabilizer goes bad. I have an >1984...
• Re: High idle after warm up
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 20:45:42 -0500
  Disconnect the idle stabilizer valve. Start the engine and with your foot, keep just enough pedal to keep the engine running until it warms...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 01:43:15 -0500
  At 12:02 AM 1/10/2002, Blake Thornton wrote: > > however, cold starts are a pain, because the Idle Stabilizer Valve > (ISV) keeps > >I...
• Re: digijet idle stabilizer question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 15:19:38 -0500
  At 03:21 AM 1/27/2001, Mark Ingalls wrote: >I was wondering if anyone on the list has ever bypassed the idle stabilizer...
• idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 07:19:12 -0500
  My idle stabilizer seems to have a hyperactive streak lately. The idle is around 2000 rpm, somewhat intermittently. When I disconnect the thing, it...
• Re: Digijet Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:27:41 -0400
  The procedure for setting the timing on a Digijet is to unplug the idle stabilizer and plug the wires together (bypass the stabilizer). Otherwise...
• The Truth About Timing Your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 18:25:31 -0500
  ...The engine stabilizer varies the timing at idle in order to achieve a smoother idle....hence idle stabilizer.....DO NOT DISCONNECT the timing mark...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question--1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:40:48 -0400
  ...Idle stabilizer question--1.9 I'm hoping that someone can give me some details about the 1.9 idle stabilizer. I have been...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 17:43:36 -0500
  At 5:02 PM -0500 10/9/98, KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: >The Idle Stabilizer is that little green box that is attached to...
• Re: Advancing timing
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:54:17 -0400
  If you advance the timing sufficiently and disconnect the vacuum retard, you should have no need for the idle stabilizer. It is only there...
• Re: interesting idle issue
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:35:29 EST
  ...If it idles all right under that condition, check the idle stabilizer controller and its attendant wiring. The idle stabilizer valve could be defective...
• AC & Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 14:11:23 -0500
  ...Has it been determined that the cause is the idle stabilizer contol unit (by the right tail light) failing to properly close on idle...
• Re: 82 air-cooled eating idle stabilizers
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 11:27:32 -0600
  Hi Eric, I guess I forgot to mention that the 82 air-cooled in question is a California model, which has an idle stabilizer...
• Re: unplug '86 idle stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 20 May 1997 20:58:19 -0500
  Dave wrote: > > I have had my idle stabilizer, 1987 2.1l, unplugged for about 4 months. = > My VW dealer actually disconnected it, I have...
• Re: repairing the idle stabilizer unit?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:05:36 -0600
  Does anyone have any pictures of the Idle Stabilizer Valve disassembled? I would surely love to see that. John Rodgers 88 Gl Driver Matthew...
• Digital idle stabilizer ('84 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 6 May 2001 15:50:17 -0400
  What are the symptoms when a digital idle stabilizer goes bad. I have an 1984 with 1.9L engine. In there any way to...
• Re: Idle Problem?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:33:57 -0600
  Sounds like your idle stabilizer may be going on the fritz. There is one quick an easy test to isolate whether it is the...
• Re: 1.9-idle probs&mixture
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:07:06 -0800
  --- Larry Alofs <lalofs@enteract.com> wrote: > "Scott W." wrote: > > > the > > idle stabilizer can be ruled out as it runs the > same > > way with it...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:16:39 -0500
  ...It also has an idle stabilizer, a purely electronic device consisting of a small green or black box that plugs into the ignition harness...
• Re: 1.9-idle probs&mixture
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:47:38 -0600
  "Scott W." wrote: > the > idle stabilizer can be ruled out as it runs the same > way with it by-passed. To me this seems...
• Idle Stabilizer FIXED!!!, Thanks to Jim Davis
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 07:46:20 -0700
  On 10/13/97 I posted a note ("Idle Stabilizer fix?") requesting information on the sudden racing idle problem. I received several replies and...
• HIgh Idle
  Historical mailing list - Boroko
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 03:32:24 -0700
  ...Is this a problem with the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit? ( for those paying close attention, this is not on the van that had the...
• Idle stabilizer question...
  Historical mailing list - Jesse and Monica Johnson
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 18:32:02 -0400
  Hello Everyone, When i was swapping out my throttle position switch...i noticed that my idle stabilizer valve was not humming....so i checked...
• Re: Idle stabliser 84 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 22:04:33 -0500
  Darren, the official way to test the idle stabilizer is to disconnect the stabilizer (connect in and out plugs together) and see if the...
• Re: 82 air-cooled eating idle stabilizers
  Historical mailing list - Nina Flynn
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 09:06:38 -0800
  ...It seems to go through idle stabilizers. He can > bypass the idle stabilizer and get it to run, but with it plugged in it...
• Re: The Truth About Timing Your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 20:15:47 -0400
  ...The engine stabilizer varies the timing at idle in order to achieve a > smoother idle....hence idle stabilizer.....DO NOT DISCONNECT the timing > mark...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:05:52 -0800
  ...Bad Idle Stabilizer? > >AS I understand it, with the engine warm, the idle stabilizer should be >isolated from the circuit, and not have ny...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:33:41 -0500
  Roger, when you bypass idle stabilizer, idle should be about the same. On the 1.9L engines, idle stabilizer works on the distributor advance...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 22:02:10 -0700
  > however, cold starts are a pain, because the Idle Stabilizer Valve (ISV) keeps I haven't noticed cold start problems with the idle stabilizer...
• Re: 1987 High Idle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 18:20:30 -0400
  ...Next I disconnected the pair of >wires attached to the Idle Stabilizer Control Valve and the van idled >normally while warm. I suspect that...
• Idle Stabilizer Control Unit damage
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 17:19:57 GMT
  Has anyone verified a failed idle stabilizer control unit (251 907 393D or similar) that *did not* show any signs of damage on the...
• idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:25:14 -0500
  trying to remove connections from the idle stabilizer,squeeze to release,I can't get them to release. so,before I take channel locks...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 05:40:16 -0400
  ...Idle stabilizer question... > > > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > When i was swapping out my throttle position switch...i noticed that my > > > idle stabilizer valve was not humming...