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• Re: your opinion please - part 2
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:13:11 -0500
  Hi Wendell, I think most all after market cruise controls have this monitoring system you mention. Also if the engine rpm increase quickly as...
• installiing cruise control
  Historical mailing list - 86 Westfalia
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 17:13:42 -0300
  ...How should I install cruise control? Can I install any old Canadian Tire unit or should I be more particular? Cheers, Dan 86 Westfalia...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:26:02 -0700
  ...stabilizer control unit behind the rear tail light controls this > along with the idle air valve on the top of the engine. I would...
• ICU issue?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:42:14 -0700
  ...I reseated all the connections in engine bay, still same symptom. Disconnecting the idle control unit removed a the idle surge and allows van...
• Re: 2000 RPM Idle w/AC on..
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 15:55:57 -0400
  The idle control unit (behind the rear right lights) has an input from the A/C relay. When the A/C is turned on...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 1999 11:34:36 -0400
  ...stabilizer ,hall control unit , coil, >wires, plugs, OK CLeaned all grounds on engine replacedfuel >inj. ,control unit ,same problem -control unit shorted out >again...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:46:41 -0700
  ...the critical wire is not fully labeled at the idle control unit page. > b. the critical wire has the wrong color shown on the...
• Re: HELP! FI Fuel Supply(?) Problems with 75 Westy in Phoenix
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  07 Jan 95 20:32:20 EST
  ...Check your O2 sensor, O2 sensor wires and all grounds for the control unit located in the engine compartment. Finding the short in the...
• Re: FI help needed
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Fri, 04 Oct 1996 16:40:04 -0400
  ...I suspect the fuel injection. > > In my experimenting today I found that if I try to start the engine with the > Control Unit disconnected...
• Ultimate Cruise Control - Was Lost, Now Found!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:54:27 EDT
  ...For years I fought with vacuum control diaphragms as they readily (6 months to a year) fail in the engine compartment heat. They were...
• Re: Aftermarket Cruise questions . . .
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jun 97 16:07:54 EDT
  ...in control theory lingo) instability is quite possible with a properly functioning unit if it is not matched to the vehicle/engine in question...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:12:35 -0800
  ...Maybe use a standard VOM?? And, under Digijet, there is a note saying: "Two different types of Hall control units can be installed" (don...
• Climate Control Help
  Historical mailing list - Kellen Dengler
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:55:21 -0700
  Hi, So after my last post about the missing mystery knob below the climate control panel on my 1980 Vanagon I had come to...
• Re: Broken factory cruise on '90 syncro
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:01:17 -0500
  ...my cruise control was the easiest thing to fix - the rubber diaphragm on the server unit on top of the engine near the throttle...
• Re: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 12:02:37 -0700
  ...it's an 8 valve head and the engine is supposedly 2L. The control unit is a motronic distributed for the international market. The...
• Re: WTB: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit-2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Sat, 13 May 2000 11:21:33 -0500
  ...Idle Stabilizer Control Unit-2.1L > > In a message dated 5/12/00 7:08:18 PM, kdosmm@worldnet.att.net writes: > > << I believe...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit damage
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 10:48:16 -0400
  On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 17:19:57 GMT, Philip Chidlaw <pchidlaw@MCN.ORG> wrote: >Has anyone verified a failed idle stabilizer control unit...
• Re: ICU issue?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:25:17 -0700
  ...Restart and same pattern occurs. > > I reseated all the connections in engine bay, still same symptom. Disconnecting the idle control unit removed a the...
• FS: inst. cluster w/ tach/digi clock, & factory Cruise Control setup
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 May 2005 12:02:55 EDT
  ...cruise switch, dash wiring harness, cruise control programmer unit and mount plate.. pedal switches, rubber vacuum line, vacuum pump by engine, etc. the only...
• 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: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:25:37 -0500
  ...engine shutdown. The functions of the aux air regulator, solenoid idle valves and idle stab module are combined in the full-fledged idle control...
• Fw: CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 13:19:59 -0800
  ...CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Fw: CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING > > > > > > > > > > > > IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT..... > > > > HMM, NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE?, I HAVE > > > > INSTALLED HUNDREDS OF CRUISE...
• Re: Low idle, let's take some bet's!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:55:27 -0400
  ...I conclude that the idle control box knows how >fast the engine is going and regulates the amount of air the valve bypasses >to...
• Re: Indash CD in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 22:29:43 -0500
  ...blaupunkt head units with the 10cd changer controls and 35wx4 power, and keep your van all german?(except for the engine of course :-) Sudhir...
• Re: Idle Control Valve - Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:32:37 -0700
  ...on Dennis' comments, but along with what he said, maybe the control unit is allowing constant full power to flow to the valve? (it...
• Coolant Level Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 12:24:33 +1000
  ...There was 12 v on terminal 5/15 of the control unit and no voltage on the other terminals. Does anyone know what the...
• Idle stabilizer control unit repair?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 12:28:18 -0800
  ...Removed right tail light and found my Idle Stabilizer Control Unit (ISCU) and cleaned contacts with no help. Opened up ISCU and found a...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 06:50:22 EST
  ...How many folks out there have a *bad* IS control unit? I'd love one to verify if it's the transistor that went...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:45:19 +0200
  ...wrote: > >Yup, it added ignition control to the Digijet Fuel injection only. But > >why didn't those damn engineers get rid of the ISCU...
• Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 18:36:56 -0400
  ...I think I'll order a refurbished control unit from Van Cafe unless anyone has a better idea. Thanks to all who replied. It...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:09:53 -0400
  ...idle control unit) and more > expensive? > > What's the impact of running with the power to the idle control valve > disconnected while I await...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Specs
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 12:47:23 -0400
  ...inside of the Idle > Stabilizer Control Unit? I have an 86 Vanagon with the 2.1 L engine. I > have opened mine and found...
• No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
  Historical mailing list - john
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 21:34:12 -0400
  ...My second suspicion is that their is a problem with the ignition control unit. I replaced that unit in 2003 when I put in...
• Euro-Drive: 88 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle
  Historical mailing list - "Paul Huffman (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 08:37:50 -0500
  ...Idle controll motor and controll unit have been replaced with known good unit. The ECU has also been replaced with good unit with no...
• Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:57:01 -0400
  ...rebuilt engine is in, started on the first try but it's running > rich. > > Any ideas? > > It as the original AFM, Idle control valve...
• Re: What cruise control system should I buy/
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 12:00:36 -0500
  ...I spliced in a 15' or so cable to get from the "smarts" & servo in the engine compartment to the control switches for the...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:17:26 -0800
  ...4 engines and that aluminium probably has different resonence characteristics than cast iron. Basicly, I don't think the knock control unit is going...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:53:31 -0700
  ...with the ECU (which, incidentally is Electronic Control Unit --- not > "Emission" ---- it's the computer that controls the Fuel Injection > system). Here's a...
• Hall Control Unit and timing
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 20:50:35 -0800
  I was trying to use the process of elimination to find out why the engine won't start. I had an extra Hall unit...
• Re: a/c causing rpms to drop when turned on.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 15:58:28 -0600
  ...an idle stabilizer valve mounted on top of the engine and an Idle speed control box located forward of the right hand brakelight( pull...
• 84 Vanagon 1.9 pulsing idle
  Historical mailing list - Preston Lewis
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:23:37 -0700
  ...The manual says the switch "supplies control unit with information that throttle valve is closed. If engine is running 1500 RPM with the throttle...
• Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 16:09:37 -0700
  gonna be hard to get an idle stabilizer or ign control unit on a 2.1.. they're incorporated into the ecu. but yeah...
• Hanging wire...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 18:19:21 EDT
  ...engine compartment inspection, i noticed a grey/white stripe wire and a yellow single female connector hanging loose underneath the digifant control unit relay...
• RE: What cruise control system should I buy/
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 08:54:14 -0700
  ...The unit detects a rapid change in engine speed instead. I tell you all this, because every one that I installed has been improved...
• '87 GL Temp Gauge - Long
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 15:08:12 -0500
  ...The Bentley manual shows that there is something called a "Coolant Low Level Control Unit." Somewhere this same yellow/red wire also connects to...
• Re: HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:06:46 -0700
  ...Since there aren't two signals to compare, I conclude that the unit watches for an increase in engine speed that is not consistent...
• RPM surge
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:57:27 -0400
  ...Idle controller has been change for a used unit. At idle the engine is rough but not running rich. Good power on higway. Any...
• Idle stabilizer control unit
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 22:44:55 EDT
  ...Removed the tail light and retrieved the idle stabilizer control unit. I cleaned the contacts but didn't see any build up of corrosion...
• Re: Fwd: Raining-no cruise control
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 12:27:14 -0500
  ...or the cruise control unit backing off of the throttle. The cruise control is monitoring the car's (Or the engine's) speed. The...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 10 Jul 2021 19:22:53 -0500
  ...stabilizer control unit behind the rear tail light controls this > along with the idle air valve on the top of the engine. I would...
• orphaned wire in driver's side of engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 19:32:26 -0700
  ...The wiring diagram in the Bentley manual indicates that this wire goes to the idle stabilizer control unit. Anybody know what the purpose of...
• Update: Idle Speed Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:14:25 -0500
  ...Hit the switch and start the engine, run for a second or two, then shut it off. This allows the control unit to set...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:31:06 -0800
  > > Interesting about GoWesty. I knew they were working on something, but > didn't know it was available. I took a quick look at their...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:57:50 -0300
  ...Rinse and repeat. >> >> I unplugged the 12v from the idle control valve and the engine remained at idle. I removed the idle control valve...
• Idle Stabilization parts Costs
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:36:02 -0600
  ...When I saw a $600 Plus price tag on that control unit, I had to catch my breath. That is a breathtaking price. Thanks...
• FI systems query
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 20:44:56 CDT
  ...The control unit opens/closes the injectors by controlling the ground circuit. ... AFC injectors used on air-cooled engines produced up to 1983 ARE...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:37:12 -0800
  ...New Delphi electronic control unit (ECU)—replaces NLA Digifant > ECU and ICU (idle control unit)"* > So, I would assume they kept that ECU in...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 23:51:32 +0000
  ...Idle Control Under the AFM and under multiple hoses, just to the left of the spark plug is a unit bolted to the block...
• Correct pricing information on new mechanical-control TDI engines
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:51:18 -0400
  ...Claims are made that the engine is as powerful, > efficient, and clean-running as the drive-by-wire / computerized TDI engine. > These units are...
• Re: ISC troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:13:19 -0500
  ...I finally traced it down to excessive heat from a transistor in the idle control unit (ICU). I found the unit would work OK...