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• Re: Higher idle??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:00:19 -0400
  Basically, you have an idle air control valve and a controller. Of course, both after thought add on. The controller is located in front...
• Advancing timing
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:48:52 -0400
  ...I disconnected the idle stabilizer and adjusted the idle speed to spec (it dropped significantly and the timing variation stopped when I disconnected the...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 27 May 2009 18:18:54 -0400
  Bernie wrote: > My mechanic says that my 85 Vanagon 1.9 doesn't have a idle stabilizer.Do I > need a new mechanic? Well...
• idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 07:19:12 -0500
  My idle stabilizer seems to have a hyperactive streak lately. The idle is around 2000 rpm, somewhat intermittently. When I disconnect the thing, it...
• idle stabilizer for 84
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:23:41 -0600
  someone suggested i look at my idle stabilizer (I have a rough idle), but i looked in bentley and it shows no idle stabilizer...
• A/c & Idle Speed
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 01:23:34 +0000
  On 84 Westy, do you have to increase idle speed when you use air conditioning? Just converted to 134 and it stalls when I...
• The Truth About Timing Your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 18:25:31 -0500
  ...The engine stabilizer varies the timing at idle in order to achieve a smoother idle....hence idle stabilizer.....DO NOT DISCONNECT the timing mark...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 May 2020 10:46:19 -0700
  Disabling the control system might help you trouble shoot the idle issues. I ran my '88 2.1 without the idle control system. I...
• Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:44:52 -0700
  Just got my son's "new" '87, and we were told by the seller it had an idle problem. He's driven it about...
• Idle and Timing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  11 Jan 95 21:53:21 EST
  ...It idles really rough, and I just had to replace the cat. The van seems to idle fine when cold but gets worse when...
• Re: SETTING IDLE
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:28:13 -0400
  ...SETTING IDLE Howdy, Out of the blue the idle on my 82 air cooled Westy (Federal model) is acting up. I set the idle...
• Re: 1.9 idle woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:31:19 -0600
  Isolate your idle stabilizer for an idle test. Do this by warming the engine, then shut it down, remove the O2 sensor connector at...
• Re: Help - engine won't idle
  Historical mailing list - paul banks
  Sat, 1 May 1999 13:22:45 -0400
  On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:59:28 -0700 Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: >You most likely have a bad ICU (idle control...
• Re: 85 1.9, won't idle in traffic
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 22:18:47 -0500
  Check your Idle Stabilizer Valve. Warm the engine, then shut it off. Disconnect the wire to the valve at the valve itself. With engine...
• Re: a/c causing rpms to drop when turned on.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 15:58:28 -0600
  If your vehicle is an 86 or newer, there is an idle stabilizer valve mounted on top of the engine and an Idle speed...
• Re: cycling idle?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 14:44:54 -0600
  My 83.5 1.9L wbx has developed a cycling idle. At start up from cold it idles smoothly for a few minutes. Then...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question--1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:40:48 -0400
  ...Idle stabilizer question--1.9 I'm hoping that someone can give me some details about the 1.9 idle stabilizer. I have been...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 16:06:16 -0800
  ...Jon On Fri, 9 Mar 2007, Tim Marciniak wrote: > Has anyone had an idle stablization control valve that hummed as > Bentley describes it should...
• '83-'85 hunting idle
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Tue, 4 Feb 97 08:56:48 -0600
  Dan (another Dan) had asked about his hunting idle on a Digijet system... i remember experiencing fits of that when the basic idle setting...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 17:43:36 -0500
  At 5:02 PM -0500 10/9/98, KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: >The Idle Stabilizer is that little green box that is attached to...
• Re: How do I....
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:40:31 EDT
  ...The engine idles steady it's just that it idles about 1,100 to 1,500 after the engine warms up and the thermostat...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:28:31 -0400
  FWIW, my '85 has the single TPS and when it wasn't working I couldn't achieve idle. My rpm was somewhere between 2...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:10:31 -0800
  Are you sure? I'm not quite sure witch parts you are referring to, but my '88 Digifant has an idle stabilizer valve, and...
• High Idle with A/C on
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 15:26:31 -0700
  Hi All, I just installed a new idle control valve on my 90 Vanagon to cure a cold stalling problem, it handled that problem...
• Re: SETTING IDLE
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 10:42:57 -0700
  I would like to see any-help on this also, i did notice when you adjust idle also need to adjust the air some...
• Re: Advancing timing
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:54:17 -0400
  If you advance the timing sufficiently and disconnect the vacuum retard, you should have no need for the idle stabilizer. It is only there...
• Re: Idle Relay - Idle Valve match?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:04:30 -0700
  ...Idle Relay - Idle Valve match? > > This begs the question, as there were different series' of relays and valves > > and ECUs: Are there certain sets...
• Re: interesting idle issue
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:35:29 EST
  In a message dated 1/27/04 5:05:41 PM, nobleman36@YAHOO.COM writes: << cause my idle to stay high 1500 rpm + then...
• Idle speed
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Sun, 10 May 1998 00:15:44 -0700
  Hello again, What electrical components other than the ECU contribute to controlling the idle speed! Trying to find which one is causing my idle...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 06:47:56 -0800
  ...Bad Idle Stabilizer? > >Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 18:07:00 -0800 > >From: Tom Young <tomyoung1@COMCAST.NET> > >Subject: Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer? > >There...
• Re: Bizarre 2.1L: Idle
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 11:49:40 EST
  Sounds like either idle air valve (on top of motor) or idle stabilizer unit (located behind the passenger side tail light). Bentley has a...
• 1.9L-still will not idle cold
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:34:03 -0800
  so i set the idle to about 1500 rpm, trying to get the thing to idle in the morning. when i start it up...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 21:00:53 -0600
  Blake, the idle stabilizer on my 88 GL gives me the same trouble, so I am running with it disconnected. It runs real somooth...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question...
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 13:44:46 -0600
  ...If I am not mistaken, Bentley says to set the idle speed with the ISCV disconnected, which implies that it should idle correctly without...
• Re: 91 Westy, idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:07:47 -0400
  The idle control valve rarely goes bad. Sometimes the idle control fails but usually it will fail so there is a low idle or...
• Re: Are all 2.1 engines digifant?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 May 2014 14:16:44 -0400
  ...I'm still working out the possible reasons for my idle sitting >at 2000rpm. I cleaned the Idle valve (which has been unplugged and...
• Re: [Fwd: high idle]
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 02:25:03 -0500
  In a message dated 97-11-25 17:45:52 EST, jmatchet@IU.NET writes: << my 90 vanagon now has a high idle ~1600...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question--fixed
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:08:08 -0600
  ...I didn't see it >> mentioned on >> your list. >> >> Warm the engine - run it around the block. >> When back home - disconnect the idle stabilizer...
• Re: No fast idle when cold -- '84 Vanagon with 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:40:00 +0000
  The 1.9 does not have a mechanical idle control valve like the 2.1.  There is an electrical control module and also the...
• Re: 1.9L - Will not idle cold - when warm idles at 2800RPM
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:02:48 -0700
  Have your buddy disconnect the idle control unit, and plug the leads together. If the van will idle normally then, Viola! Its the stupid...
• Idle control valve and very cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 19:32:27 -0800
  It the idle control valve prone to problems during cold weather? I replaced mine with a new one last fall..and today it again...
• Re: idle valve surge 87
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 23:29:24 EST
  Bryan; Perform the idle position sensor and idle stop adjustment outlined in the Bentley. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW...
• Idle stabliser 84 GL
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:56:18 -0500
  Good morning listees Now that the turn signal issue is corrected I want to work on the Idle, it seams to surge when I...
• running without idle stab unit
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:47:56 -0500
  ...That makes the main ECU think you're running just above idle, so it leaves the idle computer out of the loop. tabe johnson...
• Re: help with function of idle stabilizer(muffler leaks?)
  Historical mailing list - anthony kimmons
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 19:45:29 -0500
  ...help with function of idle stabilizer > > > I have been trying to root out an intermittent high idle (2000 rpm) on my > 86 2.1...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 17 Dec 2007 - Special issue (#2007-1357)
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:01:01 -0700
  ...At start it goes on fast idle, then into cyclic idle. eventually it settles down to a smooth idle. Would these symptoms fit your...
• Re: hunting idle when cold,no,no, no,no, like this
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 02:06:41 EDT
  ...If it doesnt, turn car off, unplug the two connectors going to idle stabalizer control unit, it's the black box on the left...
• idle problem
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 05:51:55 -0800
  I am also having problems with my idle. Usually (but not always) my engine will not idle when I start up in the morning...
• Re: Haunting/Hunting idle
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 16:29:27 -0400
  My '84 1.9L automatic was surging at idle and I replaced the idle stablizer. It solved the problem. Blake Heinlein Sacramento, CA http...
• fixed but now another problem
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:49:59 -0800
  Greetings ALL I just fix a long standing problem; it wouldn't idle when cold. Cleaned the Idle stabilizer valve, new rotor, cap and...
• strange idling
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 14:01:40 -0400
  ...SO, i somehow found a combination of timing and idle speed setting that actually runs pretty well. So, i plugged the idle control unit...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part IV
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:45 -0500
  Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems - Digifant TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDELINES Idle Stabilization - Checking Power Steering ___ Engine idling, turn the steering wheel hard left (or right) to...
• Re: Idle stabilizer for 1.9
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:12:37 -0500
  ...I have noticed that >without the idle stabilizer, the idle dips more and also does not >adjust when you turn on the A/C...
• Re: *very* high idle with new idle computer
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 15 May 2006 13:41:00 -0400
  I stupidly had my linkage bound up and it wanted to idle at 3-4k rpm, because the gas pedal was pulled that far...
• Re: 4k rpm at idle help?
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:13:53 -0700
  Jim, the only thing (that I knopw of) that can cause idle that high with the throttle body closed is an idle control valve...
• AC & idle stab.
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Schimke
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 20:29:13 +0100
  ...I have disconnected the idle stabilizer from ac compressor clutch. No, it is OK, but idle rpm is to low. Is there any possibility...
• Re: ISV troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:57:38 +0000
  ...I believe the nominal hot idle current is ~430 mA. What is your typical hot idle current throughthe ISV when the high idle occurs...
• Increase idle speed for air comditioner?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 08:59:40 -0700
  ...Is there a way to increase the idle electrically when activating the air? I've read of the power steering idle increase, how is...
• Re: Troublshooting High Idle 87 2.1 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:36:40 -0400
  Sounds like the idle valve might be stuck open. To test this theory try to pinch off the hose going to it . If the...
• Re: high idle when hot
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:39:05 -0400
  ...Mike jerry baldwin wrote: <snip> the idle went up to 2200 - 3000 . When we got going aging and the temp went down the Idle...