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• Re: High idle w. A/C on... please help
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:15:40 -0700
  ...idle control unit so the idle >>>> control unit will know to increase the idle speed so the A/C doesn't >>>> stall the engine...
• Re: irregular idle speed
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:46:06 -0400
  ...My idle was starting to show erratic behaviour. When the engine warmed up the idle would surge. After a hot long drive, on occasion...
• fuel problem?
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:59:48 -0500
  ...Sometimes it will rev normally, and sometimes it exhibits the same symptoms - something like 1/2 second of increased engine speed followed by idle...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:24:56 -0800
  ...By using a microcontroller, I think that we can monitor and maintain idle speed by watching engine speed alone and have it perform as...
• Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:39:55 -0500
  ...a warmup - > idles delightfully around 800/900 rpm. > > When I do a cold start with the ISV connected - the engine over speeds. > Not good...
• IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 22:37:45 -0400
  ...Is it difficult to replace? I have a problem with too high an idle speed after the engine has warmed up and I have...
• Idling problem at certain RPM in '84 --> Computer?
  Historical mailing list - Justin Gordon
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:24:02 -0700
  ...the engine won't idle at a certain RPM is the engine's computer? I.e., as soon as the idle speed is increased...
• Re: 91 Westy, idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:07:47 -0400
  ...In fact on a cold engine it should have trouble idling. Check the ignition timing and try to set the idle speed around 800...
• '82 Westy idle speed too high
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Balfanz
  Wed, 22 May 96 13:09:04 -0500
  ...so the idle varies alot. Sometimes when I stop at a stoplight I can tap the gas and the engine speed will come down...
• Re: 1800cc type 4 carb adjustment...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 21:48:20 -0700
  At 1:52 PM 6/24/96, Gregor Durstewitz wrote: >Dear list, > Does anyone know which way to turn the idle speed adjustment screw...
• 85 with uneven idle
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Baskin
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 15:52:51 -0500
  ...All seems right with the world except that every 5 seconds or so the idle speed drops, the engine stumbles slightly, and then it...
• Re: Low idle speed when cold
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 05 May 94 13:35:36 CDT
  ...engine from stalling. My '84 seemed to >have a "high idle" which this '87 does not. it's possible that 1. your idle speed...
• 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...
• Cold idle speed
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 19:57:20 -0500
  ...cold idle speed as with the advent of cool weather, it required some foot action to keep from stalling. Once the engine was running...
• Idle Problem?
  Historical mailing list - sam pacifico
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 21:27:13 -0600
  I've read numerous notes that deal with idle problems with the 2.1L engine. My idle problem is interesting but different from many...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:21:05 -0700
  ...Definitive test for Hall > ECU? > > My Hall sensor seems to be working because when I bypass the idle > stabilization unit the engine speed changes...
• Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 22:44:52 -0700
  ...at higher than idle speed it used to catch the rpms at about 900. Now they sag and the engine may just quit, especially...
• Low Idle w/A/C on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:37:21 -0500
  Volks, My 91 Westy w/4 speed is idling a little low with A/C pumping, cold engine and hot. Idle is around 780...
• Re: idle surge diagnosis?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 18:15:36 EDT
  ...engine speed. > >Anyway, I'd appreciate any thoughts any of you may have on this. It >seems to me that either the idle stabilizer...
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:00:22 -0800
  ...is set the spring tension at road speed, warm engine, NO O2, aim for .5 volts at or above 3000 RPM, Then at idle...
• Re: 1.9-idle probs&mixture
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 06:19:51 -0800
  ...bus) of the engine compartment .. the ones > that have > some little hoses going to them. those are the idle > speed boost > valves. they are...
• 85 1.9L Idle Speed Boost Valve(s)
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:08:14 -0400
  ...I only have one Idle Speed Boost Valve . I followed the wire off of the plug and the brown wire runs to the PS...
• Re: Engine warm-up troubles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:21:26 EDT
  ...I have resigned myself to live with it until I find an idle speed regulator relay ($$$). The idle speed regulator relay takes the various...
• Re: rotten idle surge -- a thought
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 May 2002 20:55:26 -0500
  ...With the engine warm, and the idle stabilizer valve disconnected, get the idle speed adjusted right - 850 to 900 rpm. Engine off, reconnect the...
• Re: idle adjustment on 85 2.1L vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 17:46:16 -0700
  ...Idle speed should be around 850rpm. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: John Hurley <hurley@ACX.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, September...
• High idle w. A/C on... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:51:50 -0700
  hi all, 1990' Carat - recently purchased - rebuilt engine - smooth idle 950 RPM - A/C recently serviced, cold air, new fan switch. When I turn...
• Re: Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:49:06 -0700
  ...making idle adjustments on my engine as you really should have an exhaust gas analyzer to do this properly. Once the idle speed and...
• Low idle speed when cold
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 May 94 14:00:09 EDT
  ...When the car first cold starts in the morning the idle speed is 700 RPMs, or close to it. After the engine warms up...
• Re: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Craig Forney
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:58:20 -0700
  ...This idle speed regulation of the ISCM is much slower acting (can take up 20 seconds to regulate), and could not possibly respond in...
• Re: 85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:52:09 -0800
  ...On the 1.9L engines, the idle speed will be close to specs as > long as your timing is right and you are getting...
• 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: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Craig Forney
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:55:32 -0700
  ...that the engine doesn't stumble. If the TPS is not giving a closed throttle signal to the ISCM, the idle speed will jump...
• Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:36:33 -0500
  The idle speed on my '85 GL is "hunting" (revving up a few hundred rpm every second or so). I am working through a...
• ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:51:06 -0600
  ...bypass the idle stabilizer, set the timing to 5 degrees BTDC, reconnect the idle stabilizer, and then set the idle speed to 850. Is...
• Re: Help: '89 Vanagon Stutters and Dies after Starting when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:26:12 -0400 (EDT)
  > > Hi, > My '89 Vanagon cannot seem to find the right idle speed when the engine is > cold. This is especially true when the A...
• Re: High Idle, Setting the timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 23:20:43 -0600
  ...1) keeps the idle speed up on a cold start so the engine doesn't stall. When the engine warms up, the ECU cuts...
• Re: Low idle, let's take some bet's!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:55:27 -0400
  ...working) >but no change in idle speed. I conclude that the idle control box knows how >fast the engine is going and regulates the...
• Re: Failed emissions testing
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Sun, 9 Jan 2011 12:02:04 -0800
  ...miss, incorrect > timing, idle speed, or a valve/engine problem. If the injectors are slightly > out of tolerance or the engine has some issue...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Jan 2017 19:50:36 -0800
  ...The idle controller looks at engine speed, temperature, and those other inputs and then modulates the valve to get to the desired speed. The...
• Re: Read your manual: Oil pressure nonsense
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:58:34 -0400
  ...Start the engine and adjust the big screw (idle screw) on the throttle body for the proper idle speed. Then I shut down and...
• Re: Vanagon Blues
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 07:04:03 -0700
  ...that my idle speed was set too high. The > >ECU will cut the throttle down until it is acceptable, then the engine > >will rev...
• 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...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:43:42 -0800
  ...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: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:13:37 -0400
  ...Definitive test for Hall > ECU? My Hall sensor seems to be working because when I bypass the idle stabilization unit the engine speed changes...
• Re: Engine lopes at idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:18:43 -0800
  ...Engine lopes at idle All, I am trying to get my 84 Vanagon up and running again. The engine slows down then speeds up...
• Re: Boston Bob Engine - Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 19:20:10 EDT
  ...On my 8V 1.8L inline 4 (RV) Digifant engine, I maintain an idle speed of 700 rpm and hold a sea level vacuum...
• Re: Engine lopes at idle
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:43:06 -0800
  ...Engine lopes at idle > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 6:18 PM > Idle stabilizer? > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL > > George Averill...
• Re: ISC troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:23:16 -0800
  ...IDLE SPEED to (something, 1100 or so?) if (Air Conditioning input = 12v) then set IDLE SPEED to (something, 1100?) if (TEMP2 says engine is...
• '79 FI Transporter - High Idle Speed
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Fri, 17 May 1996 16:47:40 -0500
  ...The engine won't idle below 1300 or so RPM. It's a steady idle and the engine runs very smoothly, but ideally the...
• Re: Failed emissions testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:04:19 -0500
  ...Check timing and idle speed settings. Avoid temptation to advance the timing to make the engine smoother or more responsive. The advanced timing will...
• Re: I'm Lazy. (Fast idle when cold, sometimes)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:31:02 -0400
  ...Also when I unplug idle air bypass, idle speed goes down so it's definitely related to the idle circuit! Is this what's...
• Re: '79 FI Transporter - High Idle Speed
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 00:48:25 -0400
  ...Robertson) writes: > >The engine won't idle below 1300 or so RPM. It's a steady idle and the >engine runs very smoothly, but...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:28:00 -0600
  ...When idle speed settles at 900 rpm you are good enough. Reconnect the ISV wiring and you are good to go. Allow the engine...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 18:34:54 EST
  ...This happens while traveling at highway speeds, at about 4500 RPM - not at idle. (At idle the engine just sputters and dies.) The effect...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:29:43 -0800
  ...Cold engine: starts easily, idles easily, but upon attempted acceleration it bucks, kicks, snorts, hiccups, coughs - finally smoothing out at speed. Warm engine: starts...
• Lug nuts, new engine, etc.
  Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:04:43 -0500
  ...The moral of the story is do't adjusthat screw to reduce the idle speed. I think the idle speed is supposed to be...
• Re: High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabiliser Controller)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 06:54:28 -0800
  ...the engine speed down to 1K and it > will hold that speed rock solid until the throttle is blipped. As the engine > has been...
• Re: Final Update on the Upholstry Problem...and one question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 19:52:43 -0400
  <snip> > When you are going say 45 miles an hour and let off of the gas...should > your engine go to idle or should...
• Re: Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 06:14:26 -0400
  Does the engine idle near set speed with the valve electrically disconnected? Set idles speed to at least 850 without the valves help. Proper...
• Re: Engine lopes at idle
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:48:35 -0600
  ...Engine lopes at idle > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 6:18 PM > > Idle stabilizer? > > -- > > 1991 Vanagon GL > > > > George Averill...