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• Re: Idle stabilizer for 1.9
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:12:37 -0500
  ...care of by the Idle Control Unit which controls the Idle Stabilizer Valve which takes care of all idle-speed issues by giving extra...
• fuel problem?
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:59:48 -0500
  ...As I'm driving along, it will be as if all of a sudden I have no more fuel than at idle speed. Then...
• Re: 1987 High Idle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 18:20:30 -0400
  ...On Monday morning I started my '87 Syncro to discover an "idle" speed of 4400 >RPM. I drove the van for close to three...
• 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...
• Re: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:03:56 -0600
  > The AC compressor engaging sends a signal to the ISCM and increases idle > speed a bit when the throttle is closed (assuming the throttle...
• Re: 1991Carat w/auotranny: IDLE SPEED?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 7 Sep 2016 20:24:10 -0700
  sticky gas cable? weak or bad return spring on the throttle body?
• Re: I'm Lazy. (Fast idle when cold, sometimes)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:54:38 -0700
  ...When it > warms up it idles at normal speed with occasional > high idles, cured by blipping the throttle. The > throttle is not binding and...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:24:56 -0800
  ...idle speed stabilizer valve The ICU adjusts the PWM signal to the idle air valve about 4 times a second to maintain an idle...
• Re: rotten idle surge -- a thought
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 May 2002 20:55:26 -0500
  ...I finally decided to do an idle speed setup so the AC/idle kickup would have the right base from which to start, when...
• Re: High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabiliser Controller)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 06:54:28 -0800
  I would check the throttle switch for reliable operation at idle position. You might want to run a wire and LED up to the...
• Re: Engine lopes at idle
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:18:09 -0500
  ...The engine > slows down then speeds up in a cyclic pattern when idling. The engine > runs fine while traveling down the road. > > I would...
• 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...
• 91 Vanagon Multivan rebuilt motor hiccoughs
  Historical mailing list - John Russell
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:36:17 -0500
  ...117k on vehicle It has a rough idle, hiccoughs during acceleration and at cruise speed.....actually at all speeds. Shop has done a pin...
• Re: bad mechanic???
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:23:38 -0700
  ...about a clutched two speed pulley for the water pump that would in effect double the flow rate at idle. Is such a thing...
• Re: How Long Does it Take Your Van to Warm up? Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:05:12 -0400
  ...Some where in the conversion, you do not have the warm up idle system working. You either need to graft the 87 idle speed...
• Re: Mark D? Someone with a scope?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:41:09 -0400
  At 08:46 PM 8/21/2012, Dennis Haynes wrote: >The idle speed stabilizer shares some of the ECU inputs such as temp 2...
• AC, idle speed and cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - John Branstrom
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 20:38:28 EDT
  ...The problem is that when the AC is on the idle speed jumps from between 800 & 1000rpm to 1500 or 2000 rpm. It will...
• Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:02:57 -0400
  Thicker oil...faster idle speed...black tape On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net> wrote: > The...
• Re: Failed emissions testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:04:19 -0500
  ...If the CO was within normal limits then excessive HC could be the result of an ignition miss, incorrect timing, idle speed, or a...
• Idle too High on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael & Carol Ostrouch
  Sat, 17 Jul 1999 21:51:05 -0400
  ...I Start the engine and allow it to idle. Feel the idle speed control valve it should be felt to vibrate. 2 If the...
• Re: 1991Carat w/auotranny: IDLE SPEED?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 03:21:12 +0000
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• wasserboxer idle overheating
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 11:00:16 CST6CDT
  I've noticed both the '85 and the '87 vans get hot during an extended idle. While this isn't 'good', it may be...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:28:00 -0600
  Did you adjust the idle speed screw on the AFM? You seem to have covered everything else. I didn't see it mentioned on...
• Re: Surging idle on '87 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 9 Oct 2014 08:02:31 -0400
  I would try to adjust the idle speed per procedure first. Check timing as well. You never know what "tune up" means to people...
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:07:46 -0800
  ...the power steering pump), so it needs to increase the idle speed. Idle controller, not ECU. That little box behind the right tail light...
• wasserboxer idle overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Sep 95 11:18 CDT
  ...When temperatures approached and passed the 100 mark, suddenly the idle speed on my Vanagon began to increase by itself. I thought "lubricate the...
• Re: How Long Does it Take Your Van to Warm up? Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:19:35 -0400
  ...Idle warm up speed and stabilizing is done with an electronic valve, controlled by a separate idle speed controller, mounted in front of the...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:34:33 -0500
  ...stabalizer in the"wiggling"part..anyway did this to get my idle speed up to 900,but after the disconect/plug togeather,the big...
• Re: High idle - throttle position switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Aug 2011 09:37:19 -0400
  Once the idle control valve is unplugged nothing is controlling or raising idle speed. High idle indicates a failure of the valve (not closing...
• Re: Low idle, let's take some bet's!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:55:27 -0400
  ...hard it was working) >but no change in idle speed. I conclude that the idle control box knows how >fast the engine is going...
• Re: High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabiliser Controller)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:08:37 -0500
  ...High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabiliser Controller) I thought I had seen about every kind of weirdness which a Vanagon can exhibit, but I...
• Re: HIgh Idle
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:31:00 -0700
  ...is down.... > > -'87 syncro with idle in the 2500 to 3000 range. > -cleaned the idle control solenoid (Idle Speed Stabilizer valve): no change > - If...
• Re: No heat at idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 17:49:33 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Alfred Bagdan wrote: >I just noticed that at idle speed there is no heat from the front heater...
• 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: strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:52:03 -0500
  ...the slow idle speed with max idle rpm at an unusually restrictive idle adjustment (screw in), and low sensitivity adjusting the idle speed screw...
• Re: Increased Idle Speed with A/C
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:58:09 -0700
  ...Increased Idle Speed with A/C Deke, I don't have a solution for you directly, but the problem is tied to the FI...
• Re: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Craig Forney
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:21:39 -0700
  ...The AC compressor engaging sends a signal to the ISCM and increases idle speed a bit when the throttle is closed (assuming the throttle...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:49:28 -0500
  ...are correct. >The idle stabilization unit is always active. > > From the BOSCH book page 26 > >"The opening of the idle-speed stabilizer depends on...
• Re: a/c and idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:10:39 -0600
  ...What factors and >failure trends are at work here and what needs replaced? > >Shawn > > > > Shawn, what is your idle speed.?To what rpm does...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:13:30 -0600
  OOPS! Big screw on the throttle body! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Rodgers wrote: > Did you adjust the idle speed screw on the...
• Re: need some ID on parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 May 2003 22:23:00 -0400
  ...When the idle goes below the set point (~750-green, 850 black), it advances the ignition timing to increase the idle speed. When setting...
• Getting a handle on Idle problems...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:11:02 EDT
  ...During idle it either speeds the valve up or down depending on needs. I had to turn the screw on the AFM out about...
• 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:45:18 -0600
  The oil pressure light comes on after a long run at speed when I have to drop to idle and stop for traffic or...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Aug 2013 14:45:50 -0400
  ...Bypass the idle stab module, set basic idle speed and check timing with it bypassed as described in Bentley. If the throttle body is...
• 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: Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 23:56:21 -0400
  ...to adjust the idle speed, I must follow the following proceedure in > the Bentley's, section 25.51. > ***************** > "Idle Speed and CO Content, checking...
• Rough Idle / motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 14:59:15 -0400
  Hi, Someone asked about shaking at idle and bad motor mounts. My '90 Carat has a motor that seemed to rock too much at...
• Re: Emmisions....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:56:54 -0700
  My 80 westy passes better when the idle speed is high, almost at the limit allowed (1200 rpm I think). As with your van...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Jan 2017 22:10:54 -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: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 06:36:51 -0500
  ...The idle controller looks at > engine speed, temperature, and those other inputs and then modulates the > valve to get to the desired speed. The...
• Needed: Idle Boost Valve for Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:30:44 -0700
  ...I need to buy a A/C Idle Boost Valve that increases the idle speed when the air conditioning turns on. I also need...
• 86 Vanagon Digifant stalling!
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 15:24:02 -0700
  ...It always starts and idles with no problems but after driving for a few minutes, if brought to idle speed, it will stall. When...
• Idle Problem?
  Historical mailing list - sam pacifico
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 21:27:13 -0600
  ...Sometimes if I am at an unusually long stoplight the idle speed will slowly decrease, ocassionally getting back to the 1000 rpm range. Should...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:45:57 -0700
  ...The wire I was talking about is an additional wire feeding over to the true fuel injection harness for idle speed control use. The...
• 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...
• Re: fuel injection woes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Aug 94 15:29:10 -0700
  ...I put my voltmeter on the lead to the sensor, and the voltage was changing with the idle speed. Rich. Richard Lamoreaux riclvw@deety...
• Re: 1987 High Idle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 18:37:10 -0400
  ...On Monday morning I started my '87 Syncro to discover an "idle" speed of >4400 >>RPM. I drove the van for close to three...
• Re: Timing Help
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:04:30 -0400
  ...If your van has an idle stabilizer module it *must* be disconnected as above, because it actively alters the timing at idle speeds. You...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 15:43:38 -0400
  ...I have set the throttle idle switch, timing and idle speed as per the Bentley. The Temp II sensor was replaced a couple years...
• Starting and idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Knud Haugmark
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 22:27:12 +0100
  ...not speed up a lot before releaving the clutch. There were 3 or four little "farts" from the exhaustpipe. Small explosions. When idle it...