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• Low Idle/Stalling when cold
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:24:51 -0800
  I previously posted (Nov '08) about rough idle and stalling problems on my '87 Westy (stock 2.1L engine). and got lots of good...
• Re: Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:22:00 -0700
  ...grounded. > ST1 & ST2 - Idle valve control. Tested for continuity to valve's connector: OK. > LS - Throttle switch. Tested OK: grounded at idle and max...
• Re: Engine warm-up troubles
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 21:28:04 PDT
  ...This analog signal tells the idle stabilizer valve to open the >correct amount to produce smooth idle. The idle speed relay is located in...
• Re: Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 13:03:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...Cold idle: 60 psi Oil temp ~180 ------------- Warm idle: 20 psi Warm cruise (60 mph) 50 psi Oil temp ~210 ------------- Hot idle 10 psi...
• Re: erratic idle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 03:09:04 -0500
  At 12:10 PM 1/3/2001 , Chad and Jen wrote: > I have a similar problem with my 85. > The idle jumps up to...
• Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:07:21 -0400
  ...Where is the idle control module and stabilizer valve? > > Thanks again! > > -chris > > > >
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:30:44 -0400
  ...I had thought that it would only affect the engine performance at idle. The van only shows problems when it transitions from idle to...
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:53:45 -0800
  ...I have done the timing check and tried to adjust idle (with idle stabilizer disconnected). I can't get the idle speed down to...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jan 2017 04:41:14 +0000
  ...PS Pump switch high idle question > > Hi, > > Can someone school me on the way the PS pump switch affects the idle speed? I have...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:01:41 -0300
  ...When an idle gremlin appears, I unplug and plug back in the idle controller and/or swap it with my spare which seems to...
• Idle Stabilizer / stall & dies at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 09:02:41 -0800
  Hi All, I am wondering what else is in the idle circuit on my 1985 Westy that could cause sputtering (idiot lights flicker intermittantly...
• Can a jetta Idle Air Valve be used on an '87 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:20:39 -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: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:40:40 EDT
  John, Is that 1500 rpm figure when the AC is in operation on a parked car at idle? I'm thinking part of problem...
• Re: idle surge diagnosis?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 20:15:02 -0800
  ...The standard mantra was get a new Idle Stabilizer >Control Unit or Idle Stabilizer Valve or both. > >IMHO This procedure should be written up...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 May 2016 12:56:11 -0400
  At 08:04 PM 5/8/2016, Spencer Allen wrote: >Took my 85 auto trans to mechanic to try and cure the bouncy >idle...
• Re: Idle Control Valve - Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:01:43 -0400
  ...Swapped out idle control box...no change. >> >> Any ideas as to what is keeping the idle control valve open constantly? >> >> Ric >> >> Sent from my...
• The Thing I Hate the Most About My Vanagon Is..
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:43:04 -0400
  ...Good idle, bad idle. Too little power, way too little power... Jay '85 Westy
• running without idle stab unit
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:51:52 -0500
  Hello all, Does anyone have any experience running their 2.1L vanagon with the idle stab. control unit not installed. I'm wondering if...
• WTB 87 Idle Control Module
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:35:58 -0700
  I am looking for an Idle Control Module for an 87 Syncro. Good working condition, of course. Thanks --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:48:21 -0700
  Since it idles fine & gets bad under load SparkPlugWires do come to mind ~ I have seen that a number of times ~ 1st being in...
• 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: Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 12:31:02 -0700
  ...one is the idle stabilizer. It is on the drivers side infront of the coil. They are either green or black. Two round plugs...
• Re: Help: '89 Vanagon Stutters and Dies after Starting when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 07:47:59 -0700 (PDT)
  So Bo Kersey says: > > Hi, > My '89 Vanagon cannot seem to find the right idle speed when the engine is > cold. This is especially...
• Re: 90 Westy Skipping
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 12:06:17 -0400
  ...It's supposed to close at idle and near full throttle. If it doesn't close near idle, the computer won't put the...
• Re: Eratic idle?
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 18:45:12 -0700
  ...Eratic idle? I have an 87 westy that I recently purcahsed that I have been working on. It runs well but the idle drift...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:48:32 -0500
  ...As for the idle stabilizer valve, if I disconnect it with the engine warm then the idle goes from 2000 to 1000. Is this...
• Re: '87 Syncro GL scary high idle
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:22:55 -0500
  ...Later a VW regional "manager" spent 2 days, replaced every possible components which may effect the idle like idle stabilizer, idle control unit, ECU...
• Re: Wont idle when cold
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 May 2009 10:03:13 -0700
  ...Wont idle when cold You have a defective or disconnected fuel injection temperature sensor. D On 27/05/09 9:27 AM, "Edward Maikranz...
• Re: Super fast idle
  Historical mailing list - KD
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:31:51 -0600
  ...Cheers, Katy > Hello, I replace the idle control unit on my '88 Vanagon and the result is > that it runs fine for a while...
• Re: Idle Control "Computer" for 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 15:08:31 -0800
  ...One of these is that the idle control module is missing, so I need to buy one. Does anyone have a used Idle Control...
• Re: Idling too fast...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:01:29 -0100
  Thanks...when I unplug the Idle Stabilizer Controller, idling returns to normal. Does that mean that it is indeed the culprit? I read in...
• Emission update 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 09:17:21 +0000
  OK Everybody, I told you about my 84 Westfalia lurching and hesitating, about 10% of the time when coming off idle, and only with...
• Re: Cold weather issue - super high idle
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 14 Nov 2023 06:34:07 -0500
  ...Cold weather issue - super high idle > > Eric, are you sure the GoWesty EFI uses the same idle control unit as a > Digitant FI Vanagon...
• Re: Idle Control Valve '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:45:19 +0200
  Hi John My idle valve measures 4.5 Ohms. I spent some time replacing 2 resistors (one looked burnt) and only then did that...
• 2.1 digifant MV engine Air Flow Sensor Wiring Harness 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:49:09 +0100
  ...while testing the idle, I had the Vanagon running in my driveway at idle... and I would then disconnect the idle stabilizor valve... and...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 13:23:29 -0700
  ...There is no ignition device called an "idle stabilizer". On Digifant systems, idle is controlled by varying the amount of air bypassing the throttle...
• Re: weird idle...
  Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
  Mon, 6 May 2002 13:25:51 -0700
  ...and in city traffic in the summer, this means heat!!! I found that I could pull the idle back down by disconnecting the Idle...
• Re: 2.1 digifant MV engine Air Flow Sensor Wiring Harness 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - brad barcom
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 21:50:46 -0500
  ...while testing the idle, I had the Vanagon running in my driveway at idle... and I would then disconnect the idle stabilizor valve... and...
• Re: Isolating an idle problem?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:55:30 -1000
  it appears to me that some posters may not realize Don is not talking about a 2.1 waterboxer with a separate Idle Control...
• Re: Idle question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:12:43 -0700
  hi Bruce, I had a similar idle problem with my van as yours. A rebuilt ICU didn't solve the problem... The problem was...
• Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:54:59 -0500
  Well, my continuing quest to eliminate the stumbling on my 85 Vanagon GL (270,000 mi) has led me this week to the idle...
• UPDATE: High Idle
  Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:11:23 -0500
  ...I can't pass inspection because my curb idle is 1350rpms... the timing is correct.. would a bad fuel regulator cause a high idle...
• Re: Wild idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:45:47 -0700
  ...Wild idle Here's an issue I've been ignoring for the last few weeks due to other things. My idle fluctuates like crazy...
• High Idle
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:46:52 -0700
  ...And for the most part it is running fine except for the unusually fast idle. Once in a while if I stomp on the...
• rough idling on starting 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 23:38:06 -0400
  ...A recent thread about the idle stabilizer might be of help. Naturally when all that good stuff was being posted I didn't have...
• Hall generator causing rough idle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Apr 1997 20:28:54 -0500
  Hi Volks, My 83.5 westy can't seem to shake a cause of the rough idles. I have checked everything over. I was...
• WTB: Idle Control "Computer" for 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:30:19 -0500
  ...One of these is that the idle control module is missing, so I need to buy one. Does anyone have a used Idle Control...
• Re: Sudden High idle
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:39:34 +0000
  ...Sudden High idle >Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:11:01 -0800 > >Last week my 87 2.1L engine started idling high. I turned...
• Re: strange idling behavior ? (long post with plenty of diagnostic hints)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:46:11 -0500
  I had a similar set of symptoms (hunting idle, etc.) on a '91 Jetta, probably the same motor, it was the idle stabilizer, aka...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 19:39:26 -0500
  ...Worst that could happen would be a high idle during and *possibly* after warmup. Yrs, d >
• Re: Idle control valve
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:32:43 -0400
  > I am in need of a idle control valve for my 1987 Vanagon These are available new again at an affordable price: http://www...
• Re: Van wants to stall at start..but only sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 12:19:38 -0700
  it could be the idle stabilizer http://www.gowesty.com/tech-article-details.php?id=7 http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page...
• hiccup idle...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 13:35:45 EST
  My 88 weekender begins to experience an ocassional hiccup idle when sitting hot (momentarily jump back and forth between 950 & 850rpm)... It runs fine...
• Idle Controller Repair Instructions ?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 13:18:32 -0400
  What happened to the website with instructions to fix the Idle Controller? The old website with /~patcal/ in the name appears to be down...
• 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...
• 88 Vanagon AFM and rough idle
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 20:23:40 -0400
  ...While you're at it, I asked that they look into the rough idle that had developed. It still idled okay, but was just...
• Rough Idle on 84 Vanagon 1.9L - Help
  Historical mailing list - George Ciolfi
  Sat, 18 May 2002 19:43:10 EDT
  ...I've got a rough Idle problem with my 84 vanagon. I have replaced/checked/swapped out with spare parts the following items with...
• Re: 1.9 runs better with 02 sensor disconnected-kinda long cause I need to ventialte
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:51:23 -0500
  ...I get very little surging(,150rpm as opposed to 200 or so), and ,the idle is more stable when cold, and the exhaust is...
• Re: FrontFire?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 May 2006 15:23:46 -0400
  Maybe a leaking intake valve is causing the bad idle. Time for a leak down and compression test. Leaking/sticking intake valves on SMC...