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• Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:30:00 -0400
  At 05:43 PM 4/11/2015, Neil N wrote: >Hi all. Neil, I've had my hands on the valve from a period...
• WTB: Digifant Idle Stabilizer Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 08:28:53 -0500
  I am looking for a used working idle stabilizer control unit for a 2.1 L Digifant system, anyone selling? If you don't...
• Solved Bizarre 2.1L: Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 14:10:42 EST
  ...This is the second problem I have had with the idle stabilizer system in the past month! I recently replaced the stabilizer control unit...
• 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 07:27:33 -0600
  ...If I leave the idle stabilizer valve (which hums as it should) disconnected, the engine starts and after a warmup - idles delightfully around 800...
• Idle Stabs. - opinions
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 26 Dec 96 13:30:16 -0600
  ...on) system actually has a built in 'fast idle' curve built in to the stabilizer control unit. in *effect*, when the stabilizer starts getting...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:54:03 -0800
  ...Idle Stabilizer Valve (on top of the motor) All vacuum lines in the engine compartment Temp II sensor Ground Straps (also added another to...
• Re: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:52:53 -0700
  ...pretty well to the Idle Stabilizer system. Might be the idle air valve, but if it returns to normal idle when unplugged, the valve...
• Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:04:01 -0500
  ...There is an open-source answer to the idle stabilizer, it actually replaces the entire electronics of the Digifant system. It's called MegaSquirt...
• Re: Idling....
  Historical mailing list - - James Shinosky
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 01:57:06 EDT
  I sprayed some carb cleaner inside the idle stabilizer valve with cold engine and jiggled the connectors to idle stabilizer valve and coolant temp...
• Idle Stabilizer 2nd check (regulator)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:34:56 -0600
  I need some help trying to decipher the process of checking the idle stabilizer with the directions given in the Bentley manual Section 24...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 88 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:33:05 -0600
  ...on the idle stabilizer and you should be all set and idling at 950 rpm under control of the idle system. Darrell ----- Original Message...
• uneven idle/rich running
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jul 95 11:39:48 EDT
  ...For the uneven idle person. Have you tried dosconnecting the idle stabilizer from the system? You can bypass this device by connecting the two...
• Re: Help! High Idle speed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 13:30:09 -0500
  ...2) disconnect wiring on end of the idle stabilizer valve(ISV), 3) Start engine 4) Turn the idle adjustment screw right or left until...
• Stalling 1.9l Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:29:13 -0500
  ...I have replaced the idle stabilizer and gone over most of the FI system. The throttle switch is correct. The temp. sensor was replaced...
• Re: Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:31:07 -0500
  ...Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual > Transmissions- Part I > > >> This is long, but for the record and the archives, so please bear >> with...
• Re: Chrome Muffler Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:11:03 -0700
  Maybe a new part? Lower Idle Stabilizer Bearing? Sounds like someone was playing with the vacuum system for some reason. Is there normally any...
• Idle Problems, update, kinda long
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 16:32:17 -0500
  ...I pulled the idle stabilizer control unit and opened it up. It smells like it's toasted, a kind of burnt electronics smell. The...
• Idle stablilizer system testing
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 04:34:57 -0500
  ...The idle stabilizer system can be checked easily when you know the nominal test values. The attachment lists values taken from two known "healthy...
• Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:32:34 -0800
  ...If you turn the idle speed screw > while the engine is > running, the stabilizer will try its damnedest to > maintain 900 rpm. If you...
• Idle Stabilizer Control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:37:38 -0500
  I am trying get my rig ready for winter, and I have a problem with the Idle Stabilizer System on my 88 GL. I...
• Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:39:55 -0500
  ...If I leave the idle stabilizer valve (which > hums as it should) disconnected, the engine starts and after a warmup - > idles delightfully around 800...
• Re: idle stablizer/its only another part (Good Info Here!)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 19:26:51 +0100
  ...He also says that you can test both idle stabilizer systems by simply starting the engine. If the idle stabilizer system is working, the...
• Re: idle stablizer/its only another part (Good Info Here!)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:44:56 -0600
  ...If the idle stabilizer system is working, the idle >should rise to 1500 RPM (the newer control unit holds it at 1500 a second...
• Re: Throttle switches
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:46:21 -0400
  ...To set idle you have to unplug the idle stabilizer (green or black box near coil) and plug wires together. Then adjust idle and...
• Re: Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 23:56:21 -0400
  ...I was just checking my idle stabilizer this afternoon per "idle stabilizer, checking/1st check on 24.53 in the Bentley. Firstly, the idle...
• Re: Digijet ignition clarification Q
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:04:51 -0500
  ...The idle > stabilizer was still disconnected. > 4) Reconnecting the vacuum lines and idle stabilizer, > the engine now idles at about 950rpm, but seems more...
• Re: Speaking of idle stabilizers ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:30:43 -0400
  ...Rich mixture may further increase idle speed. Bad valve, opens too far for signal given. Bad idle controller. Over advanced ignition timing. AC system...
• Re: runs rough in rain
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:39:27 -0800
  ...The two systems are quite different. The Digijet "idle stabilizer" controls the spark timing, while the DigiFant version controls the air-bypass valve. The...
• Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 13:15:38 -0500
  Yes, idle speed is initially set by the screw, but it is controlled by the idle stabilizer. If you turn the idle speed screw...
• Idle stabilizer control unit
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 22:44:55 EDT
  ...A new idle stabilizer valve did the same. I have searched the archives and have performed some minor maint. towards getting the fuel system...
• Re: Computer woes?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:15:29 -0500
  Sounds like your idle stabilizer is not working. If your 87 GL has the same engine as my 88 GL -- the 2.1L with...
• Re: Increased Idle Speed with A/C
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:01:07 -0500
  I am, in separate posts, telling how to properly test the idle stabilizer system, and its associated systems. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Deke...
• Re: How Long Does it Take Your Van to Warm up? Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:19:35 -0400
  ...The 87 isle stabilizer can be used with the 84 system but you will have to figure out the wiring. The idle stabilizer controller...
• Idle Stabilizer Valve part numbering question
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:01:56 -0700
  All, I'm looking for a known good, used Idle Stab Valve as mine isn't working. In my searching, I see both the...
• Re: Engine stops running at red lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:42:23 -0600
  ...Also, if the Digifant system is present, you idle problem at stops is probably due to a faulty idle stabilizer valve. The stabilizer keeps...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 21:53:32 -0500
  ...idle stabillizer for the Digifant FI system on the 1.9L WBX. Also, page 24.46 Fig. 24-182 clearly shows the idle stabilizer...
• replace idle stabilizer or not??
  Historical mailing list - A J
  Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:44:24 -0400
  ...Currently it is running and driving because I have simply bypassed the idle stabilizer and the O2 hole is non existent on this system...
• Re: 1985 FAST idle
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 08:29:20 -0500
  ...No difference in idle with idle stabilizer in or out Complete new and tight exhaust system New O2 sensor All visible engine compartment ground...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Apr 2003 00:20:50 -0600
  ...The idle stabilizer system kicks up the RPM when a load is placed on the engine from 1) Air Conditioner, 2) power steering stops...
• Re: 87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle - SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:34:06 -0400
  ...2009/10/23, Rico Dagastino <Dagbear@aol.com>: > If my understanding of the operation of the Idle Stabilizer control unit is > correct, that unit...
• Re: mystery parts again
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:07:14 -0700
  ...Maybe the cruise control system is stock and the PO disconnected it? I don't have an idle stabilizer. The previous owner took it...
• Re: High idle after warm up
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:39:47 +0200
  My mind says Idle Stabilizer Control Unit. Search the archives for ISCU... there is ample info on this rather complex and pricey system. The...
• Re: Van dies when cold
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 16:02:02 -0500
  ...The idle stabilizer appears to >> be working. It hums and the van runs and idles fine once it warms up. A >> friend thought it...
• Re: Solved Bizarre 2.1L: Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 11:36:13 -0800
  ...This is the second problem I have had with the idle stabilizer system >in the past month! I recently replaced the stabilizer control unit...
• Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 13:49:24 -0500
  ...From Bentley in section 24.46 (picture 24-182) there is shown a Control Valve for Idle Stabilizer. This is also shown in section...
• Re: Idle / Plugs / Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:50:43 -0700
  From experience on my '82 Adventurewagen (CA), a bad idle speed stabilizer can cause lousy (or no) idling throughout the the engine's operating...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:15:10 -0500
  ...idle stabillizer for the Digifant FI system on the 1.9L WBX. > >Also, page 24.46 Fig. 24-182 clearly shows the idle stabilizer...
• idle control revisited
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:41:32 +0000
  ...More importantly, I previously said the van would not idle when I connected the cables of the idle stabilizer. I did that test again...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:09:50 -0400
  With the 1.9 system, one must remove the two plugs from the idle stabilizer (forward of the coil) and plug them together. Plugging...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 08:36:14 -0500
  ...Bad Idle Stabilizer? note that max advance is 40 - 50 deg BTDC. therefore, varying initial setting by a few degrees is not critical under...
• Re: Stalling 1.9l Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:39:02 -0800
  ...I have replaced the > idle stabilizer and gone over most of the FI system. The throttle switch > is correct. The temp. sensor was replaced...
• AFC System Check Help
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:16:34 -0800
  ...If I hold it steady, the idle smooths out. (4) Bypassing the idle stabilizer results in a low idle and the engine dies. Are...
• Re: high idle speed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 12:19:57 -0600
  Pat, you need to first check the operation of the idle stabilizer valve(ISV) and idle stabilizer control. Together they control idle speed on...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 05:18:17 -0700
  ...BTW the California version, the Federal version had no Idle Stabilizer (IS). Check grounding and electrical connections. Hit them with electrical contact cleaner and...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT* solved!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 25 May 2006 05:57:18 EDT
  ...Idle stabilizer valve, 2.1, 1695, 025 906 457 A - $275.00 CAD Idle stabilizer control unit, 2.1, VDO 412.202/015/007...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part III
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:21:58 -0500
  ...remove idle stabilize control unit. connedt US1115 L.E.D. tester between terminals 2 and 5 of connector plug for stabilization control unit. Start...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 21:04:24 +0000
  ...system. Neil. On 11/14/20, David Boan <dboan@outlook.com> wrote: > Hi Vanagon Types > > I have a question about the idle stabilizer. My...
• Update: Idle Speed Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:14:25 -0500
  ...injection systems. 2) The Bentley book is confusing as to how to adjust the idle speed. 3) There are two (2) Idle Stabilizer gizmos...
• More progress in idle problem and a question
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:30:05 EDT
  I covered the end of the idle stabilizer control valve with tape so that no air could pass through that system and reconnected the...
• Water in the oil update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:41:10 -0500
  ...Before doing the engine work, I replaced the idle stabilizer (digijet, so the it's the stabilizer box in the ignition system) and adjusted...