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• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 01:27:32 -0400
  ...I am working through a checklist of suggested fixes >from the archives on this and have a problem identifying the idle >stabilizer valve. Is...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:13:37 -0400
  ...You are relying on the stabilizer way too much. The idle should be set to 850-950 rpm without the stabilizer. The stabilizer should...
• Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:38:37 -0400
  ...setting the warm idle rate to spec (850 rpms) with the adjustment screw with the stabilizer bypassed a new idle stabilizer (needed one anyways...
• Idle Stabilizer Control Box
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:28:37 -0500
  Has - or is - anyone working on reverse engineering the idle stabilizer control using modern digital processor technology? Seems to me that for someone knowlegable...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:22:34 EST
  ...Time, mike90260@PEOPLEPC.COM writes: > trying to remove connections from the idle stabilizer,squeeze to release,I > can't get them to release. so...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:58:31 -0800
  ...My '85 starts and runs fine, > including idle at about 900 rpm, with one exception. ..... Should it still idle > without the stabilizer, and if...
• Continuing Cold Stall Problem - HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:54:52 -0400
  ...So last week when the wisdom of the list said "replace the idle stabilizer valve" I decided to try that. I "borrowed" the stabilizer...
• Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:45:58 -0600
  On the 2.1L WBX the Idle Stabilizer Circuit ( Idle Stabilizer Valve and the Idle Stabilizer Control ) in conjunction with the ECU apparently controls...
• Re: The Truth About Timing Your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:06:21 -0400
  I can't comment on a Digifant System, but on the Digijet system I discarded the idle stabilizer along with the vacuum retard and...
• Re: Idle stabilizer testing
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 20 May 94 14:15:22 CDT
  >I've been checking out the idle stabilizer because of no cold start >high idle. At lunch today I quickly tested the valve using...
• *very* high idle with new idle computer
  Historical mailing list - steve vitale
  Mon, 15 May 2006 13:23:07 -0400
  I replaced my bad idle stabilizer computer with one out of a subi conversion van. van now idles at 4000 rpm! i'm assuming...
• Re: Mystery Parts in 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 07:29:17 -0800
  ...Should I buy a new idle stabilizer? What does this device do? It seems to work fine without it, except for the rough idle...
• Idle stabilizer control unit
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 22:44:55 EDT
  ...I unplugged the idle stabilizer valve. This, at least allows me to drive it. Plug it back in and it immediately revs high. A...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:00:13 -0700
  ...The hunting is probably from a too lean mixture at idle, but you know that. Most likely bypassing the idle stabilizer won't do...
• testing idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 11 May 2001 14:21:36 -0400
  <html><DIV>Anyone know of a method for testing the idle stabilizer valve on a 2.1l engine? I suspect mine is getting flaky...
• Re: unplug '86 idle stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 May 1997 12:55:41 -0700
  ...After trying all the suggestions to no > avail, I finally unplugged the idle stabilizer today and, TADA! The idle is > steady at about 800...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:49:41 -0600
  ...Bad Idle Stabilizer? >> >> AS I understand it, with the engine warm, the idle stabilizer should be >> isolated from the circuit, and not have ny...
• Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
  Sun, 1 May 2005 11:49:17 -0400
  ...the Idle control unit and that doesn't seem to change anything, and I keep reading that there is an idle stabilizer valve somewhere...
• Idle Stablizer '85
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 17:04:42 +0000
  ...My question is, is it bad to run without the idle stabilizer, and does a good working idle stabilizer have much effect on performance...
• Re: Weird electricals
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 May 1999 23:08:05 -0400
  ...a problem with the idle > stabilizer, but that problem seemed to right itself when I re-connected > the idle stabilizer control unit. Yes, it...
• Re: FS on eBay: Idle Stabilizer valve and Control Unit/Shawn's On Duty
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 11:48:47 -0400
  ...14:57 PM, shawnagan@SYMPATICO.CA writes: > > << Hey how come the Idle Stabilizer isn't a 3-day auction anymore? >> > > How in the hell...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control unit...? Do they go bad?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:22:23 EST
  ...Do the Idle Stabilizer Control Units ever go > bad? I pulled mine and cleaned the terminals... and no change. > Anyone had this go bad...
• Re: 86 Vanagon unstable idle (thanks for replies)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:44:47 -0900
  ...With >the engine warm, I disconnected the idle stabilizer valve and the erratic >idle stabilized. Supposedly the idle stabilizer is cut out of the...
• Re: 1985 FAST idle
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 08:29:20 -0500
  Why do you have the idle screw all the way in? By-pass the idle stabilizer and set your idle with the screw. Make...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 13:23:29 -0700
  ...IDLE STABILIZER ??? > >The Idle Stabilizer is that little green box that is attached to the >driver's >side firewall in the engine compartment and...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:21:05 -0700
  ...You are relying > on the stabilizer way too much. The idle should be set to 850-950 rpm > without the stabilizer. The stabilizer should...
• Re: mystery parts again
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:07:14 -0700
  ...Could this be the problem of my rough idle when cold? What does the idle stabilizer actually do? Also, the temperature switch on that...
• Re: DEAR GOD Re: timing belt
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:04:43 -0600
  ...idle stabilizer is > interchangeable with the 2 wire idle stabilizer in my 89 Vanagon > Camper. > What year did they go to three wire stabilizers...
• idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:08:23 -0600
  ...Don't hear the infamous hum or buzzing sound coming from the idle stabilizer control valve (how loud is that supposed to be, anyway...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 13:47:58 -0700
  ...In fact, my idle is more stable when the stabilizer is disconnected. Have you checked the idle position switch on the throttle body? I...
• Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:52:53 -0500
  ...If I leave the idle stabilizer valve (which hums as it should) disconnected, the engine starts and after a warmup - idles delightfully around 800...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:22:31 -0400
  ...But it's an aux air regulator, not an idle stabilizer valve. <g> > It's kind of an anvil shaped doohickey >that allows extra...
• Need Help with Engine Speed Wildly Surging at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:17:31 +0100
  ...It and the idle stabilizer control unit were both replaced with ones from a known good vanagon, to no avail. When the idle stabilizer...
• Re: Idle control issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:50:02 -0400
  The idle stabilizer itself is not changing the engine operation above idle. The valve simply bypasses the throttle. Most likely the idle control unit...
• Re: Hard starting when cold????
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 11:24:34 -0700
  ...I exchanged his idle > stabilizer with mine. Idle was much smoother. Cleaned the contacts on the > plug....and put his back. Seemed to run...
• Fwd: Idle Stabilizer Unit Placement
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
  Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:54:39 -0700
  ...Idle Stabilizer Unit Placement Date: March 24, 2020 at 5:16:29 PM PDT To: Jennifer Rabbitt <yoursocialconcierge@GMAIL.COM>, "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 19 Sep 2001 08:48:45 -0700
  ...When I got home to Washington state, one mechanic was dumbfounded, but another diagnosed it as the idle stabilizer -- which was missing! I had...
• Re: Vanagon aircooled - too high idle speed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 20:57:24 -0400
  ...Yes! The idle speed stabilizer is advancing the timing whle you are adjusting the idle spped. Insuffeien tair flow will cause excessive emissions while...
• Digijet Timing Marks
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 1 May 2001 08:11:40 -0400
  ...I did not disconnect the vacuum lines when setting the timing and had the idle stabilizer by-passed as the Bentley shows. I also...
• Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:04:01 -0500
  ...There is an open-source answer to the idle stabilizer, it actually replaces the entire electronics of the Digifant system. It's called MegaSquirt...
• 87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle - SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Melinda
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:54:10 -0500
  Replaced Idle Stabilizer Control Unit. Problem solved. (No more blinking temp light either.) Thanks to Zoltan for helping me with this! Melinda Haleyville, AL...
• Stalling 1.9l Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:29:13 -0500
  ...I may have the idle screw/CO settings too far off for the idle stabilizer to correct. It seems like the stabilizer is trying...
• Re: Help Major Surging
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:29:04 -0700
  ...Replaced Idle Stabilizer valve (on top of engine), opened up and checked the Idle Stabilizer Control unit (behind taillight, and checked every single !$%*& vacuum...
• Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 May 2010 10:42:54 -0700
  ...ignition wise...the 'idle stabilizer' on a 1.9 is a separate unit from the ecu. If there is a comparable ignition timing circuit...
• Idle control issue
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:15:31 -0400
  ...Disconnected the idle stabilizer valve and idle went back to normal. Reconnected...rpms back up to 2700. Re-disconnected it and drove home. Interestingly...
• Re: Digijet Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:20:45 -0700
  ...I then played with the big throttle idle air bypass screw: I was doing this with the idle stabilizer in circuit, and it was...
• Re: High Idle Speed Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Dec 1995 21:48:25 -0500
  ...if so >did replacing the idle stabilizer valve fix the problem? Second, does it >sound >like the idle stebelizer valve could produce this problem...
• Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:46:55 -0500
  ...If I leave the idle stabilizer valve (which hums as it should) disconnected, the engine starts and after a warmup - idles delightfully around 800...
• Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:12:12 -0600
  ...If I leave the idle stabilizer valve (which hums as > it should) disconnected, the engine starts and after a warmup - idles > delightfully around 800...
• Re: '84 Westy: Does Air Conditioner Boost Idle?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:16:44 -0500
  I think the idle stabilizer system boosts RPM on three occasions: 1) Cold Start 2) When power steering hits the limits and the pump...
• replace idle stabilizer or not??
  Historical mailing list - A J
  Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:44:24 -0400
  ...If I replaced the idle stabilizer with a new one and did nothing else but lowered my idle and let the new switch control...
• Idle stablizer?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:45:58 EDT
  Why does one need for an idle stabilizer? Does it improve engine performance or does it just keep that tach needle steady? I'm...
• Re: Thanks guys, Now how do you set Idle Speed and Timing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:00:54 -0500
  ...Sounds like maybe you're trying to adjust things with the idle stabilizer still in the circuit? It actively fools with the timing to...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:15:10 -0500
  ...The 85 GL had the 1.9L WBX with the Digijet FI, not the Digifant, and consequently no Idle Stabilizer Valve. Regards, John Rodgers...
• Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 13:49:24 -0500
  ...From Bentley in section 24.46 (picture 24-182) there is shown a Control Valve for Idle Stabilizer. This is also shown in section...
• Do I really need the Idle Stabilizer Valve?
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 23:27:20 -0700
  ...At idle (as high as 2800 rpm) I could pinch the hose going from the Idle Stabilizer Valve to the AFM and idle would...
• 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...
• Re: Arduino Fix for Idle Stabilizer Control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 15:00:33 -0500
  ...Arduino Fix for Idle Stabilizer Control Well - it appears I have a faulty ISC and it needs replacing. I can run without it for...
• Re: Is This Idle Stabilizer Really Necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 23:38:29 -0500
  The Idle Stabilizer keeps the idle high when warming up. I had my I.S. removed and I need to keep my foot on...
• Re: 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:56:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...Disconnect the two plugs from the idle stabilizer and connect them together. Then unscrew the idle stabilizer and send it to me!! :) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young...