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• Voltage Stabilizer and headlights connected now....??
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:03:38 -0600
  ...I traced the problem to the voltage stabilizer (the little 3 prong guy behind the dash). Intermittently, I would also notice complete failures...like...
• Re: Idle Problem?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:33:57 -0600
  Sounds like your idle stabilizer may be going on the fritz. There is one quick an easy test to isolate whether it is the...
• RE: unplug '86 idle stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Tue, 20 May 1997 20:12:42 -0500
  I have had my idle stabilizer, 1987 2.1l, unplugged for about 4 months. = My VW dealer actually disconnected it, I have since added...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer and headlights connected now....??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:35:31 -0500
  ...Voltage Stabilizer and headlights connected now....?? Hi All, here's the story. For a while, I was having fuel and temp gauge problems (ready...
• Re: Engine start-up trouble
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 07:48:39 -0500
  John The problem is most likely related to the Idle Stabilizer Valve (ISV) circuit. The stabilizer valve operates when the engine is cold to...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 1 May 2005 12:29:27 -0400
  Dave, on the '84 1.9L, the idle stabilizer is a small plastic box-like device that is on the driver's side of...
• Re: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:40:34 -0400
  ...The stabilizer ends up looking a bit like a Hawaiian good luck sign. ;) My '85, on the other hand, uses all three. Mike Houlton...
• Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:51:53 -0500
  ...Thought I'd try replacing the voltage stabilizer (part number 357 919 803 from Bus Depot. Unfortunately I can't find my Bentley for...
• idle stabilizer control unit.
  Historical mailing list - S_J_ WACKER
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:14:01 -0700
  ...I'm looking for a idle stabilizer control unit (the one behind the right tail light) for my 86 Syncro. Anybody have one from...
• Re: re. O2 sensor output voltage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 16:39:35 -0500
  In the Digijet system the idle stabilizer changes ignition timing to keep speed (roughly) constant -- in the Digifant there is a variable auxiliary air...
• Re: Different Gas Gauge Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:00:08 -0400
  Both the temperature and the gas gauges are affected by the voltage stabilizer. Do you suspect that your temperature gauge is a tad flaky...
• Re: need stabilizer link
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:06:34 -0500
  ...Here is a link to a picture of a stabilizer link repaired this way http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/droplink.jpg My local machine...
• idle timing variability
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 7 Feb 95 10:18:30 PST
  ...What is going on???? What year vehicle is this? If it has an idle stabilizer, do you have it bypassed? The stabilizers work in...
• Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:36:33 -0500
  ...I am working through a checklist of suggested fixes from the archives on this and have a problem identifying the idle stabilizer valve. Is...
• HIgh Idle
  Historical mailing list - Boroko
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 03:32:24 -0700
  ...Is this a problem with the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit? ( for those paying close attention, this is not on the van that had the...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:02:01 EST
  actually it sounds like the ISCU (Idle Stabilizer control unit) is actually your problem. These units go bad alot and looking at them isn...
• ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:51:06 -0600
  ...According to what I've learned from the archives, I'm to bypass the idle stabilizer, set the timing to 5 degrees BTDC, reconnect...
• Re: Vanagon Bucking Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 14 May 2001 08:25:08 -0700
  ...This was especially bad on a > downhill grade. > > I have followed your suggestion of checking the Idle Stabilizer Valve > and the Idle Stabilizer Control...
• Re: Query - Idle Stabilier Trouble Shoot
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 08:26:15 -0400
  ...Good luck Larry John Rodgers wrote: > How do I trouble shoot the Idle Stabilizer System? > > The Idle Stabilizer System on my 88 GL causes...
• Will someone please post this to the main vanagon
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 13:10:08 -0800
  ...In the past, someone > apparently fitted a late-model > (post-84) sway bar, but retained the original > stabilizer links. In this > application, the swaybar...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question--1.9
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:57:24 -0700
  ...I have been trying to tune-up and evaluate the engine in > an '84 that I bought for parts. > > Does an idle stabilizer contain...
• Re: Ignition Timming procedure for 84 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:04:26 -0400
  ...Unplug idle stabilizer and plug the two connectors into each other. Adjust idle to 850 +/-50 rpm Set timing mark on inner pulley to...
• 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...
• 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: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:59:06 -0500
  By gauges, do you mean just the fuel and coolant temp? - I believe those are the only two being regulated by the voltage stabilizer...
• Re: idle adjustment on 85 2.1L vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 17:11:38 -0400
  ...The idle speed as set by the stabilizer varies slightly depending on whether the stabilizer is black or green -- green is lower speed and...
• Re: stabilizer link repair?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 15:09:29 -0400
  ...I recall seeing an e-mail or I just now did a search on the word stabilizer and got 508 hits. Be patient when...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:49:51 -0500
  ...Mike Stainbrook wrote: > trying to remove connections from the idle stabilizer,squeeze to release,I > can't get them to release. so,before I...
• Re: Stabilizer Link Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:44:27 -0700
  ...Stabilizer Link Arm Bushings > Hi All, > > Looking through Bentley I couldn't find how to remove the Stabilizer > Link Arm Bushings but it looks...
• Re: Does Idle Stabilizer Constantly Stay On?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:41:14 -0600
  ...Just warm the engine, disconnect the idle stabilizer valve (ISV) and adjust the big slotted screw near the contol on the air intake system...
• AC & Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 14:11:23 -0500
  ...Has it been determined that the cause is the idle stabilizer contol unit (by the right tail light) failing to properly close on idle...
• Idle Stabilizer Unit Placement
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
  Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:15:02 -0700
  ...He wants to install an idle stabilizer control unit, but wants to know more specific placement than: ‘right side of engine’ So how/ where...
• [Fwd: Ignition System Question]
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 22:28:44 -0700
  ...I have disconnected the idle stabilizer. Is there more to it than just disconnecting the idle stabilizer? My compression readings vary from 145 to...
• Re: Digijet Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:12:53 -0400
  Jim Arnott wrote: > Change the idle stabilizer. Little green box with two round plugs on the > bottom just in front of the coil on...
• Set Timing: Digijet w/ Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:46:05 -0800
  ...for this first step, should the engine be cold or hot? Then I reconnect the idle stabilizer. Here is where I get confused: With...
• Re: Bushings on Stabilizer bar.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:24:09 -0800
  ...Bushings on Stabilizer bar. At 12:53 AM 12/18/2010, VWQ47 wrote... > but it isn't apparent how the new rubber bush will...
• Re: High idle - throttle position switch
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:43:50 -0400
  Hi Ken,The idle stabilizer is buzzing nicely and should be working ok. It does, however, drop to approx 1500 rpm when I unplug...
• Re: Idle stabilizer for 81 Calif Vanagon (was hall unit)
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:42:21 -0600
  ...Idle stabilizer for 81 Calif Vanagon (was hall unit) > if you or anyone out there has an idle stabilizer unit > that will work for...
• Re: Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:14:55 -0700
  ...Voltage stabilizer installation? Hi everyone, 85 Westfalia GL with temp and gas gauges reading low. Thought I'd try replacing the voltage stabilizer (part...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:59:02 -0400
  ...Idle Stabilizer Valve > The idle speed on my '85 GL is "hunting" (revving up a few hundred rpm > every second or so). I am...
• Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Specs
  Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:10:06 -0800
  Does anyone know where I can get a schematic for inside of the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit? I have an 86 Vanagon with the...
• Re: Stabilizer link
  Historical mailing list - John Olmsted
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 20:36:12 -0500
  Chris Higgins wrote: > I recently discovered that the front driver's-side stabilizer link on my 81 > Vanagon was broken. You know, the small...
• Re: unplug '86 idle stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Meyer
  Tue, 27 May 1997 20:08:04 -0700
  I was having problems with the idle stabilizer on my 85. (engine cutting out). Since they wanted $200 for a new one and I...
• repairing the idle stabilizer unit?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:33:38 -0800
  ...So does anybody have any info on how to repair the idle stabilizer unit in a 2.1L wasserboxer? thanks matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Stability (2 Parts)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:38:32 -0600
  > I had bought an idle stabilizer control unit on Ebay, so I put it > on. Just a note. Verner (excellent mechanic here in Boulder...
• For Sale: captain chairs, ecu, idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:43:52 -0700
  ...1987 vanagon, triumph-adler, fine running, $80 plus $10 shipping Idle stabilizer, this is the latest revision D, $70 can ship the later two...
• Re: What's the connection between the temp and fuel gauges? Why the voltage stabilizer of course!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:52:34 -0700
  ...What's the connection between the temp and fuel gauges? Why the voltage stabilizer of course! > Not sure if you've solved the problem...
• Ecu & Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 19:22:48 -0500
  FYI, After hearing about the recall concerning the ECU and Idle Stabilizer, I contacted VW of America today. It seems that the original owner...
• Re: 1987 High Idle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 18:20:30 -0400
  ...I've switched out the Idle Stabilizer Control Valve with one >known to be good and had the same problem. Next I disconnected the...
• Re: broken stabilizer link
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 21:45:12 -0500
  ...broken stabilizer link > Jeff Kennedy wrote: > > >Noticed this morning that my pass side stabilizer link sheared off at the > >tie rod. Anybody had this...
• Re: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:37:01 -0400
  At 01:00 PM 3/24/2008, Mike Collum wrote... >The voltage stabilizers on all three of my '84 models only use the >outer...
• Re: repairing the idle stabilizer unit?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:12:53 -0800
  ...repairing the idle stabilizer unit? > there was talk a while back about repairing the idle stabilizing unit. > Unfortunitly i was not able to find...
• Re: [vanagon] help with a cold starting issue
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:38 -0700
  > Got an 86 vanagon that doesn't idle high enough when first started.... > Any suggestions? My tentative diagnosis is the idle stabilizer is fine...
• Complete 2.1l Difigant setup FS $500
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:55:21 EDT
  ...This includes the AFM and air box, the idle stabilizer unit, idle stabilizer air valve, air intake setup, air intake plenum and boot, distributor...
• Re: Is This Idle Stabilizer Really Necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 09:44:57 -0500
  ...Is This Idle Stabilizer Really Necessary?
• Re: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:43:51 +0000
  <I checked my stabilizer with the key to the run position and I had volts in the pin closest to the passenger side but...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:33:41 -0500
  Roger, when you bypass idle stabilizer, idle should be about the same. On the 1.9L engines, idle stabilizer works on the distributor advance...
• Re: Advancing timing
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 10:13:19 -0400
  ...Set the idle speed and timing with the stabilizer jumped (leads hooked together). The idle will speed up as the timing is advanced. You...
• Re: Does Idle Stabilizer Constantly Stay On?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:47:15 -0700
  ...Just warm the engine, disconnect the idle > stabilizer valve (ISV) and adjust the big slotted screw near the contol > on the air intake system...
• Re: Surging Idle fixed! / High O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 04:06:10 -0600
  ...I disconnected the input to > the stabilizer and the idle smoothed out noticeably. I exchanged the valve > and control unit from my other van...