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• SETTING THE SPECS ON A 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 13:21:27 -0500
  ...Do I set the mark on the pulley to the crankcase > edge at idle speed (850) or at 2500rpm with the temp sensor > disconnected...
• Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:12:17 -0700
  ...engine? > > Jim > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:03 PM Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Thicker oil...faster idle speed...black...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Thu, 18 May 2000 09:20:51 -0700
  ...I have VB3 all around my engine compartment. I can barely hear my motor at idle and even at highway speeds noise is damped...
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Austin Becker
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 17:05:45 -0500
  ...some linkage broke between the accelerator pedal and the engine...it races at >top speed. I realize this baby can't be driven as...
• Re: erratic and weird idle discovery...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:12:16 -0700
  ...Also, while the switch is there to boost the idle speed it > should only a controlled increase in speed, not a runaway to 2...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:58:29 -0500
  ...Run engine at idle and observe reading. Basic idle value should be 430 +/- 15 mA. If no: the go to Idle Speed/CO Content...
• Re: timing tyro
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 19:40:14 -0800
  ...Disconnect and plug together wiring harness ends at idle stabilizer on left side of engine compartment. 5. Adjust idle speed to 875 rpm. 6...
• Re: FrontFire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 21 May 2006 19:29:49 -0700
  ...The noise only came about when the engine idle was dropping too low, and the engine was bouncing around a bit. Instead of causing...
• Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:09:11 -0700
  My Hall sensor seems to be working because when I bypass the idle stabilization unit the engine speed changes (it drops, I need to...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:55:29 -0800
  ...starts easily, idles easily, but upon attempted >>>>>>> acceleration it bucks, kicks, snorts, hiccups, coughs - finally >>>>>>> smoothing out at speed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Warm engine: starts easily, idles...
• Re: Ping/Knock/Detonation
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:07:45 -0800
  ...Number 2 problem you run into a higher > idle > than desirable made worse by the fact that the engine speed screw will > bottom out...
• Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
  Historical mailing list - john
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:07:01 -0500
  ...After engine is warmed up, ECU doesn't like high idle speeds, so it kills the fuel. Idle speed drops, and fuel starts again...
• Ignition timing adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 05:33:03 +0000
  ...I checked it at 850-900 rpm per Bentley and I can watch the timing advance if I speed up the engine but it...
• Another Vanagon Throttle Question ('87 Wolfsburg)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Turner
  Tue, 3 May 2005 14:01:47 -0400
  ...The engine revs up to 3k and then returns to a normal idle speed (1k or so). This trick works 60 percent of the...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 May 2011 21:08:38 -0400
  ...For example -- the little >electronic idle stabilizer box on the left side of the engine. I know >what it does for a living, but...
• Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:45:58 -0600
  ...Then the Idle Stabilizer Valve is cut from the circuit and the engine idle speed will drop to normal idle. If you disconnect the...
• Re: strange idling
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 14:21:44 -0400
  ...The idle stabilizer could be bad. 2. The aux air regulator might not be working. It's supposed to let the engine idle faster...
• Re: Wild idle
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:59:36 -0400
  ...It runs fine at regular road speeds. If I disconnect the idle stabalizer it does the exact same thing. I'll get it warmed...
• RE: Vanagon Puzzler
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Thu, 3 Jul 97 01:04:12 UT
  ...and the idle stabilization won't work properly - so loading the engine (A/C, electrical loads, etc) will affect the idle speed. The F...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:33:04 -0500
  ...speed will slowly drop off, the idle stabilizer will try to keep it up, but it can only do so much, and the engine...
• Re: CSI: Vanagon...Smog results!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:41:34 -0500
  ...The idle bypass screw can help get the idle speed tuned if needed. I usually just set it 2 turns open and a properly...
• Longest lived clutch, was: Clutch Use
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:06:20 -0400
  ...At that point rebuilt the engine so clutch was replaced while the engine was out - Friction Materials told me the clutch disc wasn't...
• Re: High Idle 1987 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 19:57:47 -0600
  ...Start your engine and note the idle speed on the tach. It should be 850 to 900 rpm. If it is fast, actuate the...
• 2.1 digifant MV engine Air Flow Sensor Wiring Harness 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:49:09 +0100
  ...speeds, the power would seem to just disappear, for a second or so, and then come back. This coupled with some rather insane idle...
• Re: of oil lights and pressure switches
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 07:58:53 -0700
  ...That one flickered at highway speed (c. 3,000 rpm) only. The low idle come-on only started with the new switch. That puzzles...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 9 Jul 2021 19:41:07 -0400
  ...was running > the idle speed of the engine would drop from around 900-950 to about > 600-650. The engine did not stall but...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:21:48 -0700
  ...When I come off of road speeds to a stop, the >> idle is very rough and it idles pooly, I (sometimes) loose all >> throttle...
• Loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sun, 1 Dec 2002 22:20:52 -0500
  ...My 87 Westy is running great, smooth, even idle, normal power. I am cruising along at highway speeds (65-70) and I notice on...
• Re: '90 MV engine jerk(I searched first:)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Oct 2013 00:34:21 -0400
  Jerking and other weird engine actions during deceleration usually relate to a driveline or maybe motor mounting problem. If the engine idles, runs, and...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:45:37 -0800
  ...it works quite well as a form of manual idle speed adjustment. Once the >> engine is warmed somewhat I shut it off. >> >> As I...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 08:56:49 -0800
  ...it works quite well as a form of manual idle speed adjustment. Once the engine is warmed somewhat I shut it off. As I...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:29:35 -0500
  The 10 to 15 BTDC came from your fast idle speed. Anything faster than idle will take out the vacuum retard function built into...
• Re: AFM and idle issue
  Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
  Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:07:32 -0500
  ...Have not determined source of vacuum leak (if that is the cause of the “searching idle” - variable rpms at idle). At speed the engine...
• Re: Running rich
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 9 May 2001 19:34:20 -0700
  ...36 psi at idle with vacuum > connected. 42 psi (at > any engine speed) with vacuum line disconnected. If > increase engine speed > (with vac. connected...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:26:51 -0800
  ...it works > quite well as a form of manual idle speed adjustment. Once the engine is > warmed somewhat I shut it off. > > As I...
• Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:33:10 -0400
  ...what engine? >> >> Jim >> >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:03 PM Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Thicker oil...faster idle speed...black...
• Re: Vanagon jerking
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 14:33:00 +0000
  ...The jerking can be stopped either by stepping on the > >clutch (engine goes into idle immediately, running smoothly, does not > >stall) or by accelerating...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 01:27:32 -0400
  At 12:36 AM 4/26/2001, John Clavin wrote: >The idle speed on my '85 GL is "hunting" (revving up a few hundred...
• Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James Eaton
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:01:42 -0500
  ...engine speed > is, and if it's too low we increase the idle air flow & if it's too high we > decrease the idle...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:18:14 -0700
  ...The airflow volume is too low at normal engine idle speeds to accurately measure using this method, so they don't try. That's...
• Re: Hunting idle on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Apr 94 09:14:21 CDT
  ...That is, when idling, the >RPMs will increase to about 2000 momentarily and then return to proper >idle speed. Really weird the first time...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:06:38 -0700
  ...the idle speed has been set in the throttle body to around 880 RPM (as per BENTLEY). That being said, with the engine warmed...
• Re: Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:22:00 -0700
  ...that, at idle, the engine will die if the air conditioner is on. If I keep the air conditioner's fan speed low (1...
• Re: Passing Emissions 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 12:02:23 -0700
  ...is to have your engine as hot a possible at the time of the test. Take a long high-speed run on the freeway...
• Re: Friday NVC-MGB engine that rebuilds itself
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 18:16:03 -0400
  ...and drive, say, 200 miles at highway speed until stopping. (don't forget cooling off idle) Lift the book up, feel underneath there and...
• Re: Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:30:57 -0700
  ...so about the time it's fully closed, the engine is warmed up enough to idle at normal speed without the extra air that...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:01:11 -0700
  Yes, that is it, the ECU knows by the hall pulses how fast the engine is turning. When it sees the idle switch closed...
• Vanagon Syndrom - still, or is it???
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:31:57 -0400
  ...now the engine cuts out after slowing down from high speed. The engine starts and idles fine when cold, but after reaching operating temperature...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 17:16:00 -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...
• Re: mileage
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:22:16 -0800
  ...The engine has a high speed idle cutout and when the > engine > runs > > at 1200 rpm (could be 1400, going from memory) the engine...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:46:41 -0700
  ...engine and let it idle > normally. A/C OFF > Next jump 12v to the white/green wire and make sure the idle speeds up...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 23:19:50 -0500
  ...idle switch is closed and the RPM's are above the idle speed. > So as soon as you > step on the clutch, the engine...
• Re: Increased Idle Speed with A/C
  Historical mailing list - Deke Rivers
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:31:42 -0500
  ...Does the higher idle speed affect mileage? I assume not since the engine is normally above 2K rpm's while driving. It also affects...
• Re: Rough Idle on 84 Vanagon 1.9L - Help
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 18 May 2002 20:24:01 -0400
  ...My understanding is > that this and the idle stabilizer are the only things that set timing, based > on engine speed as measured by the...
• Re: More alternator battery questions
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:52:47 -0700
  ...gas engines. When the alternator is putting out it should read in the 13 plus range. You need to adjust idle speed up. ���������������������������������������� jimt...
• Hunting and radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:55:41 -0700
  ...My van has been hunting (change in idle speed) at idle for a while now and I have not had time to address it...
• Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:06:24 EST
  ...If I pull off and let then engine go down to idle speed, it will die. It has a little trouble restarting, but not...
• "They can not be leaking, they are new" Leaking fuel Injectors caused problems..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 22:47:34 EST
  ...higher than normal idle speed. Went out for a test drive down Interstate 40 at 75 to 80 mph, engine at 3800 to 4000...
• Re: Help-crazy bouncing idle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 29 Aug 2015 12:39:46 -0400
  ...Need some help or suggestions to fix an idle problem on my 85 1.9 > auto trans westy. Engine idles ok at start-up...
• WTB: known good Idle Stabilizer Valve - UPDATE: problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Tue, 23 May 2006 19:49:52 -0600
  ...A 5 minute swap later, I had a *very* enjoyable test drive, where the engine consistently dropped to proper idle speed. It will be...