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• Re: erratic idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 12:05:36 -0600
  John, something else will cause that problem more so than the idle stabilizer valve. There is a big black molded rubber piece with about...
• Re: 83.5 1.9L WB Timing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 09:11:33 -0400
  ...Power seems good, but idle is sporatic. It idles best with the idle adjust screw all the way in to the right; back it...
• Re: Un-even idle and failing Inspection
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 23:26:25 -0400
  ...Un-even idle and failing Inspection > Good morning all. The problem I'm experencing is a very uneven idle. I > seems to "lope" > > Also...
• Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:24:21 -0500
  ...It generally idles a bit high - at about 1000rpm. I haven't gotten around to adjusting it down. But, when I put the trans...
• How do I....
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:14:49 EDT
  ...How do I check it? The only other thing I can think of is the Idle control unit and here again it is an...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:51:02 -0800
  ...If I hit the gas again before it reaches idle speed it'll rev again. If I let it go lower than that, the...
• Re: Idle goes to 1,800 in Park
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:02:34 -0700
  ...Yet it idles fine in Drive. But I must say, it takes awhile to reach that high from cold. In fact it often dies...
• Re: High Idle, Setting the timing
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 22:38:56 -0800
  At 11:20 PM -0600 1/28/02, John Rodgers wrote: > >This little gizmo MUST be disconnected when you set the idle speed >adjustment...
• Had surging, fixed it, but did I just bandaid it?
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 05:31:01 -0800
  ...I checked my O2 sensor voltage, now that the idle had settled down. On hot engine (off) I disconnected it then turned on the...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer 2nd check (regulator)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 07:17:27 -0600
  ...basic idle value should be > 430 +/- 15mA. > if no: go to idle Speed/CO Content-Checking and Adjusting. > > if you ahve a fixed (non...
• Idle stabilization valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:07:35 -0400
  Does anyone have a spare new or used idle stabilization valve. Mine is seized or not working. The van is an 87 tintop (dreaming...
• Idle Controller?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Wilson
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 11:28:25 -0700
  Hi, Does anybody have an idle controller (little green box #251 906 083, 12 V, 371.281 385) for a '84 Camper? I'm...
• Re: Crazy idle syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 11:35:01 -0500
  ...also, I had similar symptoms that turned out to be a leaking injector, changed the injector and no more problems with my idle... Robert
• Re: No idle when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:47:29 -0600
  ...No idle when engine cold >>> >>> if you have the Idle control valve, the one that sit on top near the breather tower... remove it...
• Re: idle stabelizer control unit solution?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 10:50:58 -0700
  ...it's not just the time that it takes to put the idle stabilizer and the temp 2 sensor in... there could also be...
• Idle Gremlins & Radiator Frogs
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:54:41 EST
  ...This may be my problem with consistent idle maybe??? Ive' replaced the idle stablilizer, the o2 sensor, the exhaust from the header connection on...
• Re: Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:20:50 -0400
  ...Overheating at idle > My '86 recently began overheating but only at idle...drive all day on the > highway and it's fine, but stop...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 05:18:17 -0700
  ...To adjust idle, one disconnects the IS and connects the ends together. The idle will jump around a bit, but the timing will be...
• Testing some components
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 11:51:19 -0500
  ...When it first starts when it's cold out, it doesn't idle fast enough and it idles up and down. Sometimes, after I...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 May 2020 13:17:34 -0400
  > > I would, however, like to confirm that the idle system is working as > intended. No hum, no idle control. It hums because it's...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Ignition System
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:29:53 -0400
  ...a slightly "stumbling" idle might be normal? My 2.1l idles well, the usual ignition maintenance items (cap, rotor, wires, plugs) are new, but...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 May 2009 18:33:46 -0400
  At 06:18 PM 5/27/2009, Mike Collum wrote: >Well, you DO have an idle stabilizer ... it's just not the same as...
• Idling Problems 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 08 Feb 1997 21:31:05 -0600
  ...1) idles fine when cold at say 880 rpm 2) idles at 2,200 or so rpm when warmed up It just started doing...
• Friday stuff..Re: slight surge in idle speed
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 00:23:46 -0500
  On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, David-M wrote: > Ted & Kathy wrote: > > > > its the computer chip that controls the idle speed......$350.00, had it...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 May 2020 20:11:15 -0700
  > What gives me pause > is why in the design of Digifant did they decide the idle control should > still be an add on system...
• Cold Morning Puzzlement
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 21:06:48 EST
  ...First thing in the morning it starts right up and idles smoothly (well a little rumble). After a couple minutes of idling the idle...
• idle surge solved?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Mon, 13 May 2002 08:42:17 -0700
  In one of those classic "I did so many things I don't know which solved the problem" situations, my idle is now behaving...
• Re: WTB: Idle Relay
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 17:09:20 -0800
  ...It connects to the Idle valve (sort of a cylindrical object on top of the engine) to adjust the idle. Thanks, Philippe On Fri...
• Re: Step up the idle
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:05:38 -0700
  ...in my truck and think I need to step up the > idle for the extra load of the AC compressor. The engine has stalled...
• 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...
• AFM Video
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 14:06:04 -0700
  ...Nor is the idle. I'm sure it's been mentioned or speculated on before, but maybe a poor idle can cause undue wear...
• oil light at idle (Re: Looking for guidance)
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:42:20 -0500
  ...oil pressure at warm idle' by Bob Donalds >http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/oil_pressure_problems_at_low_idle.html Best of luck...
• Re: Step up the idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:07:37 -0400
  ...Step up the idle >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:05:38 -0700 > >On 8/20/07, Kim Springer <kimspringer@rcn.com> wrote: > > > > I...
• RE: HE LIVES!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 11:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I think either the timing or the idle is off. Any clues?? :-) Timing is indeed the most common "simple" cause of a poor idle...
• Re: Won't idle when cold ...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 4 May 2006 12:09:56 -0400
  ...Won't idle when cold ... > > > >Hi guys, > >My car won't idle when cold, almost at all. But if I press the gas and...
• Re: 91 Westy, idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:55:45 -0700
  hi Dave, the ideal way to test Idle valves and the control unit for it is to have known-good used units to try...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:52:56 -0600
  ...starts easily, idles easily, but upon attempted >> acceleration it bucks, kicks, snorts, hiccups, coughs - finally >> smoothing out at speed. >> >> Warm engine: starts easily, idles...
• Re: Stumble/stall/high idle '91 carat
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:34:14 -0400
  ...Then suddenly lack of >power, along with stumbling/stalling and high idle when not moving. Van >can be driven but at a gradual pace...
• Idle Smoothness? (was: Temp. sensor function, Bucking, etc)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:06:23 -0400
  ...I vaguely remember (and vague is as good as it gets, with me!) my idle being _rock steady_ after the engine was warm -- I...
• 1 wire vs. 3 wire oxygen sensors
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:27:36 -0500
  ...Without a heated sensor, the sensor will not necessarily stay hot enough at idle. So the 2.1 might get confused at idle if...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 16:01:57 PST
  >> >>The idle switch is more critical for idle/low speed smoothness. >>Don't blow this one off in the adjustments/tune-up. >> The idle...
• 1.9 WB fast idle
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 18:57:18 -0700
  ...The last two days I drove my bus, it has started and idled fine. After I drive it awhile, it idles very fast. Shutting...
• HELP I disconnecting my idle stabilizer...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:33:58 EST
  Hi Listees, I seem to recall in one of the "surging" discussions that someone had disconnected their idle stabilizer to solve that problem. I...
• Idle at 1900 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Vicki Derrer
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 18:53:02 EST
  Hi all you gurus, What would be the cause of a consistent, unwavering idle of 1900 rpm on a manual transmission 85 Westy with...
• Idle Air Valve from a Jetta
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:09:17 -0500
  I bought an Idle Air Valve from Ebay. Here's the description: VW JETTA/Golf/Gti IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE Description This valve is...
• Re: Wanted: Idle Stablizer
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:11:22 -0100
  > Does anyone have a Idle Stablizer for sale? A used (functioning) one > would be nice, new is fine also. I have new ones for...
• Idle stablizer?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:45:58 EDT
  Why does one need for an idle stabilizer? Does it improve engine performance or does it just keep that tach needle steady? I'm...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Jul 2002 - Special issue (#2002-836)
  Historical mailing list - John Iseman
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 08:45:05 EDT
  My 91 Vangon will not idle when cold but idles when warmed up. Any ideas about would could be causing this problem ? Thanks JIseman457
• Jetta Idle Control Valve
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:42:46 -0600
  I have heard that the Jetta and Vanagon Idle Control Valves are interchangeable, though their part numbers are different. Anyone have any experience with...
• Power Steering Pump idle control
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:02:50 -0700
  ...Is this where the (nonexistant) PS pump idle up pressure sended is supposed to go?
• Re: revving idle --> 83 Westy gasser
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:26:22 -0500
  ...No higher! This should take care of your idle woes. It is common for the idle l occur after a warm restart. This is...
• Re: Oil Light on at idle only when hot
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 07:37:49 -0400
  ...An idling motor doesn't require much oiling...and your oil pump provides plenty of pressure at idle (.9 bar, or thereabouts). The pressure...
• Re: High idle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 09:09:54 -0700
  Yes, replace your idle stabilizer control module. Same thing happened to me: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_755/smartlist_755/idle...
• Re: Cold Start Injector doesn't turn off.
  Historical mailing list - Dr. John H. Lauterbach
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:36:53 -0500
  ...When my '84DL is cold (around 35F) fast idle is okay. Overnight at 45F or warmer, results in slow idle, almost stall, with some...
• Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 13:49:24 -0500
  ...For me to adjust the idle speed, I must follow the following proceedure in the Bentley's, section 25.51. ***************** "Idle Speed and CO...
• Vanagon Syncro (cold idle problem)[via LSMTP - see[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] www.lsoft.com]
  Historical mailing list - "Scott Mosher (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 11:00:36 -0800
  ...The van will start almost instantly, but will not idle well for the first couple of minutes or more. It tries to idle around...
• '87 westy idles problem
  Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
  Sat, 25 Nov 2000 23:03:43 EST
  ...After paying a local mechanic $700.00 (some may remember the thread this started) to replace the idle stab. unit, temp sensor and plugs...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:22:35 -0700
  Hi Mike, both the full throttle switch and the idle switch connect to the same ECU pin (4) and they both ground it. So...
• Re: Iow idle problem follow-up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:27:28 -0500
  ...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: What Do I Put In The Sugject Line?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 6 May 2011 19:56:12 -0400
  Go through the idle set procedure. Unplug the magical idle control box, set your idle, plug back in. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia...