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Re: Failed Emissions - High HC at Idle
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 23:13:16 -0400
Being this is a Subaru engine isn’t the idle electronically controlled? 650 rpm seems low and that could be part of the problem...
Engine idle races in traffic
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:50:51 EDT
Hello Volks The last few times I have been stuck inn traffic in the hot weather in my "90 Westy, the idle rises to...
Re: idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 27 May 2009 18:39:58 -0700
maybe............there is definitely an idle stabilizer gizmo ......a small electronic box......and 1.9 waterboxer vanagons. it's just to the left of...
Rough idle, any tips?
Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 20:07:41 -0700
Volks, I'm having a rough idle problem with my Syncro 16" Double-Cab with the US spec 2.1L "MV" wbx motor. Currently...
Re: High idle w. A/C on... please help
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:15:40 -0700
It looks like a double size relay but that is the Idle Control Unit aka ICU. It is hidden inside the cavity behind the...
Re: 1983.5 idle problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 1 Jan 2014 19:10:48 -0800
Is the throttle switch making contact at idle ? On 1/1/2014 7:03 PM, Ian Steele wrote: > Folks, > Looking for any suggestions on...
AC ON / High idle problem
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:43:46 -0400
...So, on Digfan/late Van, i can not trace what control the higher idle when AC is ON, i know that the ISCU (Idle...
idle adjustment problem
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:08:26 -0800
hi all, could anyone help me with this idle adjustment problem... 1988 WBX engine, manual trans - full tune up with new spark plugs, dist...
Re: idle stabilizer valve
Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
Mon, 12 Feb 2001 22:26:53 EST
Gang, What type of signal does the idle control relay send to the idle stabilizer valve? Is it a current signal? Is it a...
Re: Idle Stablizer '85
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:19:24 -0700
Joe, the idle stabilizer is an entirely different beast on 84-85 1.9L engines comparied to the 86-91 2.1L engines. I...
Re: a/c and idle
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:45:43 -0500
On my '85 Westy, when I turn on the AC (yes, it works) my idle RPM reads the same as it did before turning...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:42:35 -0800
Dons digifant has idle control electronics in the ecu and not a separate module as we see in the wbx. The idle control valve...
Re: 2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:32:40 -0800
...2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve Doesn't the Stabilizer control come into play when the AC is on, as in providing a signal...
Re: Low idle, let's take some bet's!
Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:59:42 -0300
I was adjusting my rig yesterday, I used the 450ma +/- 30ma current draw method to set the idle control valve. Adjusting the bypass screw...
Re: slight surge in idle speed
Historical mailing list - Ted & Kathy
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 20:51:09 EST
its the computer chip that controls the idle speed......$350.00, had it done about 6 months ago.........the idle raced like hell going...
Re: More Idle Problems
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Tue, 30 Dec 2003 00:53:24 -0500
...wouldn't idle when cold OR warm. > > I tried adjusting the timing and idle screw (both with and without > the Idle Stabilizer in circuit...
Bobbing idle in '86 - not surging though
Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
Sat, 21 Nov 1998 03:46:17 +0000
...What is causing my idle to "bob" up and down and how do I fix it? It is an '86. At idle, around 900rpm...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:30:01 -0600
“After lunch, I restarted the van and it began surging at idle, but differently than before.� The WBX will surge to 2200 - 2500 RPM...
Re: New engine question revisited
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Mon, 5 Jan 2004 11:37:59 -0500
...This takes the van from 'idle state' to 'running state'. At 'idle state', the Idle Stabilization Unit (electrical, on the left side of the...
Re: Idle question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:11:24 -0500
Most likely you have a bad idle valve controller. There are a number of outside factors that can cause this. Temp 2 sensor goes...
Re: Surging idle on 87GL
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Mon, 3 Jan 2000 20:58:43 -0500
Gary, I would suspect either the idle stabilizer relay (located behind the right rear tail light in your '87 Wolfy) or the stabilizer valve...
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: Bouncing idle......
Historical mailing list
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:45:16 EST
...Bad idle position switch (located on the throttle). Check this per Bentley manual. 2. Bad idle stabilizer unit (replace with a known good unit...
Re: Engine idles from 800 to 3000
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Mon, 20 Nov 2000 23:35:33 +0000
>My 90 Vanagon has just developed a very unstable idle. The tach is >jumping from 800 to 3000 rpm at a frequency of about...
Re: 2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:40:08 -0800
> The idle control valve is normally closed. When the idle speed goes below > the set point, the ICU sends pulses to the valve to...
Re: Idle problem/digitool readings
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:44:59 -0700
...Couldn't get a stable idle at 1000 or so. Engine would drop to >> 400 or so when the idle approached 1000. Idle stable...
Re: Idle issues
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Sat, 16 May 2020 22:26:18 -0700
Have you tried a Fuel Pump? My 2.1 was hard starting and lumpy idle. A new pump was amazing. I pulled it apart...
Re: 1991Carat w/auotranny: IDLE SPEED?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 8 Sep 2016 08:41:01 -0700
First and easiest is to swap out the idle stabilizer. Find a known good used one on the list or on The Samba. This...
84 Idle Cold not
Historical mailing list - Don Sturgill
Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:14:47 -0400
...will not idle cold (even in florida "cold"), after it warms up will idle, but slow. Have ordered tune-up kit to replace plugs...
Idle air regulator does it
Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
Mon, 11 May 1998 22:49:22 -0000
Hello; Since October I have watched my warm idle rise from 880 rpm to 2100 rpm. I made Idle speed adjustments in an attempt...
Re: Idle Surge update
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:22:25 -0800
...When I unplug the stabilizer valve during idle the engine dies, so it is moving. Now everything works fine when the engine is cold...
cycling idle with accessory load
Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:33:56 -0800
I noticed, that when at idle, at operating temp, that loading on electrical accessories such as high beams, and/or front and rear fans...
Fast Idle Problem & Timing Advance
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:37:58 -0400
Volks, I too have been plagued by the fast idle syndrome. I thought I should pass along my recent experiences. A couple months back...
wasserboxer idle overheating
Historical mailing list
Mon, 18 Sep 95 11:18 CDT
Ditto some of what Dan Houg wrote about the wasserboxer idle. My '84 has shown similar symptoms over the past decade. This summer, however...
Re: Getting closer to the high idle problem
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Fri, 2 Jul 1999 07:28:43 -0700
Mike's runaway idle problem occurs even if you increase the rpm with your hand at the injection pump. The rpms increase and when...
Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:57:44 -0500
Ben, I've got the timing set at 7.5* BTDC and have set the idle using the dashboard tach with the idle stabilizer...
Re: Idle Stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 23:17:05 -0400
Could be the idle stabilizer control unit which is in the cavity behind the rear right light (your have to take off the light...
Re: Engine start-up trouble - Idle Stabilizer Valve
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
Wed, 14 Aug 2002 10:31:04 -0400
John seems to implying here that the idle stabilizer valve stops operating once the Temp II sensor reaches operating temperature and passes off to...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:15:35 -0800
...Isolating an idle problem? > > > > I've been seeing an intermittent low idle-sometime no idle with my > > Digifant > > 84 van 92 rabbit/fox/Jetta...
Re: Weird "idle" problem
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:23:56 -1000
...He's driven it about 200 miles with nothing more than a bit of an > idle surge once in a while, but now it...
ISV questions, help needed
Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:28:08 EST
Hi all, I have been trying to track down a high idle situation for some time now and still have had no luck. The...
Re: ECU High idle
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:04:30 -0800
...ECU high idle Hi, I'm experienced with the fuel injection setu on digifants. I thought the 87 was such. If so the idle...
'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...
high idle
Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:57:35 -0500
...I can't pass inspection because my curb idle is 1350rpms... the timing is correct.. would a bad fuel regulator cause a high idle...
'85 Westy 1.9l Cold Stalling
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 1 Mar 2000 10:46:50 -0500
...I reset it and adjusted the idle speed. I had to back out the idle screw several turns to bring the idle back up...
Re: Stalling at Idle
Historical mailing list - Greg Pratt
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 03:07:36 EDT
...Stalling at Idle I was going to do a tuneup- (plugs, caps and rotor, ig wires, 02 sensor) this weekend anyway before our August...
Re: Higher idle??
Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:04:42 EDT
In a message dated 4/27/2007 6:57:51 PM Central Daylight Time, d23haynes57@hotmail.com writes: > Sounds like the idle control system...
Won't idle when cold ...
Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
Thu, 4 May 2006 07:19:59 -0700
...Won't idle when cold ... Hi guys, My car won't idle when cold, almost at all. But if I press the gas and...
Fast idle
Historical mailing list - John Matchett
Mon, 2 Mar 1998 12:05:38 -0500
My 91 carat has a fast idle while in park both on startup and stop. In gear it idles fine ~1000, however when in...
Re: Idle RPM
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:09:03 -0700
...Idle RPM > what should a 1.9L engine idle at? Mine is never consistent but is usually > around 900RPM. Does that should right? >
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...
87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle
Historical mailing list - Melinda
Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:44:32 -0500
...In trouble shooting, I have discovered that the idle returns to normal if the idle stabilzer valve is unplugged, but the temp light blinks...
Re: Idle computer (?)
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:35:01 -0700
That doesn't sound right at ALL, the idle control valve can be cleaned with a q-tip and some solvent, if it is...
Re: Surging Idle
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:35:03 -0500
...Start to get things back to normal with an idle speed check with the engine warm and the idle stabilizer valve(ISV) disconnected. To...
Desperately Need Smog Help...Read all past posts....
Historical mailing list - Anthony Rutland
Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:45:46 -0700
...Runs great and passes smog at anything other than an idle. Currently at idle it runs rough. Like it has a miss. I have...
2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:28:27 -0800
Electronic Idle control valves operate with a 'duty cycle' I believe. It's most definitely not 'on or off' . And I don't like...
hunting idle when cold
Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 17:03:34 -0400
...once driven and warm idle is rock solid arounf 800-900 rpm. is this indicative of idle stabilizer or would a bum stabilizer show...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:35:55 -0600
...Isolating an idle problem? > > I've been seeing an intermittent low idle-sometime no idle with my Digifant > 84 van 92 rabbit/fox/Jetta...
Idle Stab.-- quick fix
Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
Thu, 26 Dec 1996 14:07:24 -0500 (EST)
This post on idle stabilization reminded me of something -- my '87 now seems to idle quite well once it is warm, yet, it takes...
Re: idle surge diagnosis?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sat, 3 Oct 1998 18:15:36 EDT
David; I would try the idle adjust screw on the throttle body. Make a mark on it so you know where you started in...