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• Re: Help with Timing of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:52:25 -0500
  ...unplug idle stabilizer connectors from idle stabilzer, and plug the connectors into each other; 2. use plug wire number one to drive your timing...
• Re: Not in R or D
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 08:56:06 -0400
  ...When you put it in gear,electronic idle stabilizer should bring idle back up. Idle stabilizer advances timing in distributor to keep idle constant...
• Re: Had surging, fixed it, but did I just bandaid it?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:43:12 -0500
  The way I've always corrected the surging idle on 1.9 engines is to unplug the wires from the idle stabilizer, plug the...
• Re: "Hunting Idle" SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:34:44 -0800
  ...Idled solidly at 950rpm in gear, about 1150rpm in neutral...no high idles or "hunting". I priced out a new stabilizer unit...new: 190...
• Re: Rough Idle on 84 Vanagon 1.9L - Help
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 18 May 2002 20:24:01 -0400
  ...I did have the idle stabilizer plugs connected together. > I am wondering if it could be the hall control unit. My understanding is > that...
• Re: '80 Calif. Flooding Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 06:52:09 -0700
  ...There is a Hall control unit, but no idle stabilizer. > Anyone seen anything like this? I assume I should time the engine (once > its...
• Re: High idle after warm up
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:39:47 +0200
  My mind says Idle Stabilizer Control Unit. Search the archives for ISCU... there is ample info on this rather complex and pricey system. The...
• Re: Idler Stabilizer Control Unit (ISCU)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Nov 1995 21:13:13 -0500
  ...Good luck John >Anyone, > >I've tested my idler stabilizer valve on my 87 Westy and it has continuity, >yet it does not buzz...
• 84 temp. gauge and idle stabilizer electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Stoppkotte
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 12:15:11 PDT
  ...We finally bipassed the idle stabilizer unit which allowed the engine to run fine and cured the problem. Until arriving at the Bryce entrance...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments-Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:56:17 -0400
  ...With engine off, disconnect 02 sensor and idle stabilizer valve. Check throttle plate adjustment. Adjust stop screw so it does not stick closed. Idle...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:30:00 -0400
  At 05:43 PM 4/11/2015, Neil N wrote: >Hi all. Neil, I've had my hands on the valve from a period...
• Re: Digijet Idle Stabilizer--Green or Black?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 22:15:46 -0500
  ...Digijet Idle Stabilizer--Green or Black? I have an '85 Westy. I replaced the idle stabilzer as part of some trouble shooting I did...
• Re: idle surge diagnosis?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 18:15:36 EDT
  ...Then, I exchanged the idle stabilizer valve itself. >Now, it idles when cold, but after driving even a little, I notice the >idle speed...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:31:57 -0500
  At 02:12 AM 1/10/2002, Blake Thornton wrote: >So, what do you think about the possibility of a bad idle stabilizer >causeing...
• Re: How long does it take your Vanagon to warm up?
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 23:28:05 EDT
  Thanks Sam, I bought a used (but supposedly in new condition) idle stabilizer from Ebay, but it doesn't hum when I touch it...
• Re: idle stablizer/its only another part (Good Info Here!)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:44:56 -0600
  I don't know about costs on the idle stabilizer control, but recently someone postedn to the list a web site to a parts...
• Re: HELP - No idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 12:39:56 -0800
  ...I came across a parts van and tried swapping the idle stabilizer valve, and the cold idling problem went away. Now the idle speed...
• Re: 1.9-idle probs&mixture
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 06:19:51 -0800
  ...sw > > have you checked the throttle position switch? if > it's bad or > broken, the idle stabilizer won't know when 'idle' > is ...and...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 05:18:17 -0700
  ...BTW the California version, the Federal version had no Idle Stabilizer (IS). Check grounding and electrical connections. Hit them with electrical contact cleaner and...
• Idle Control Whatzit
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 09:08:20 -0700
  ...Step one for the CA emissions is to disconnect the idle control stabilizer and plug the leads into each other. I look high and...
• Re: High idle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 12:22:05 -0500
  ...Jim On Saturday, April 23, 2016, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, replace your idle stabilizer control module. Same thing happened to > me...
• Re: 1.9 idle woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:31:19 -0600
  Isolate your idle stabilizer for an idle test. Do this by warming the engine, then shut it down, remove the O2 sensor connector at...
• Re: Stalling 1.9l Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:39:02 -0800
  ...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: cold starting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 21:46:47 -0600
  Check and be sure your idle stabilizer valve is connected. This part keeps your engine running on a cold start until the engine warms...
• Re: Throttle body/idle stabilizer woes...
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:42:22 -0400
  ...Throttle body/idle stabilizer woes... > Hey Everyone, > I am having two problems...first is...my idle stabilizer is not > working...the valve itself has...
• Re: Van dies when cold
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 16:02:02 -0500
  ...The idle stabilizer appears to >> be working. It hums and the van runs and idles fine once it warms up. A >> friend thought it...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Box
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:07:05 -0400
  ...Joe.W John Rodgers wrote: > Has - or is - anyone working on reverse engineering the idle stabilizer > control using modern digital processor technology? > > Seems to...
• Re: Idle Stab.-OK to bypass?
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Sat, 2 Jan 1999 21:09:55 -0500
  Bill, What you are probably experiencing, in this cold weather, is a sticking Idle Stabilizer Valve. It could be frozen moisture or hardened oil...
• Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:14:38 EDT
  ...gauge at the 3000 rpm level, I cleaned the connections on the idle stabilizer control unit as well as soldering a joint that had...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:01:08 -0700
  ...I suspect > that your irregular > idle is a function of a failing/failed idle > stabilizer. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock...
• Re: weird flooding engine (very weird)
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:23:48 -0400
  Wes, Try disconnecting / bypassing the idle stabilizer unit and see if the problem goes away. You can run like this for weeks with the...
• Re: Engine lopes at idle
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:18:09 -0500
  Idle stabilizer? -- 1991 Vanagon GL George Averill <averill@MCHSI.COM> writes: > All, > I am trying to get my 84 Vanagon up and running again...
• Re: [Fwd: Electriclly FRIED WIRE HARNESS.]help....
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jan 1997 21:51:26 -0500
  ...when you turn the steering wheel, the > idle stabilizer speeds up the engine speed to compensate for the effort > that the engine has to...
• Re: Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:26:26 -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...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:45:44 -0500
  ...Could this be the issue? Could it be the idle stazbilizer? I bypassed the stabilizer, and got a very bad idle. Hooked it back...
• Problem with 2.1L FI
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 15:51:29 -0500
  ...Checked throttle position switch...........now is set correctly Switched idle stabilizer relay with another...same result. Swapped idle stabilizer valve with another...same result...
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 07:16:21 -0500
  ...Disconnected and replaced the idle stabilizer and valve. The surging idle stopped when I removed/replaced the idle stabilizer however the O2 sensor readings...
• FYI - Vanagon ECU and Idle Stabizer Relay on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:59:04 -0400
  ...From the pictures it looks as if both the ECU and Idle Stabilizer Relay are included. Ebay item numbers 7915613067 and 7915613800
• Idle Stabs. - opinions
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 26 Dec 96 13:30:16 -0600
  ...has a built in 'fast idle' curve built in to the stabilizer control unit. in *effect*, when the stabilizer starts getting gummy, this IS...
• high idle has returned
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 22:13:06 +0000
  A few years ago the idle stabilizer was removed from my 87 gl . It would run at a low idle until it warmed up...
• Continuing Cold Stall Problem - HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 08:18:46 -0700
  ...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: Idler Stabilizer Control Unit (ISCU)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:58:08 -0500
  ...Beatty) writes: >The first time I tried to find my ISCU (Idle stabilizer), before I had a >Bentley's, I didn't find it...
• Re: Hard starting when cold????
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 07:15:08 -0800
  ...I exchanged his idle stabilizer with mine. Idle was much smoother. Cleaned the contacts on the plug....and put his back. Seemed to run...
• Re: How does the Idle Stabilizer Work?
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 16:57:20 -0700
  Gary, The idle stabilizer sits on top of the engine just above the distributor and a bit to the right. There are a couple...
• Re: More idle questions (no pun intended)...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:42:55 -0500
  ...Do this with a thoroughly warm engine, idle speed stabilizer disconnedted. Adjust your idle speed screw right or left until the idle speed is...
• idle woes!
  Historical mailing list - CBC N.O. Radio
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 11:24:30 -0700
  ...a friend here at work is in need of a idle stabilizer relay control unit. This would be for an 87 westy. If anyone...
• Re: a/c and idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:46:09 -0600
  ...The idle stabilizer increases rpm under the following conditions to prevent engine stalling: A/C is on Steering is against the locks one direction...
• AC & idle stab.
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Schimke
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 20:29:13 +0100
  ...I have disconnected the idle stabilizer from ac compressor clutch. No, it is OK, but idle rpm is to low. Is there any possibility...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question--1.9
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:26:16 -0400
  At 04:46 PM 9/16/2012, Larry Alofs wrote: >Does an idle stabilizer contain some type of tachometer? I understand >that it adjusts...
• idle surges
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:44:54 -0800
  ...I suspect the idle stabilizer, but since it is an item that costs more than can$200 new and can$125 used, I want...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:10:04 -0600
  ...idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both? > > > > > >I am experiencing the ever so common high idle problem on my '89 Carat. > >Don't hear...
• Idle Problems, update, kinda long
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 16:32:17 -0500
  ...I pulled the idle stabilizer control unit and opened it up. It smells like it's toasted, a kind of burnt electronics smell. The...
• Re: idle stabilizer valve control unit
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 19:01:17 -0800
  ...The Idle Speed Stabilizer is behind the right tail light and is just mounted with a hanger as I recall. I dont think there...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:01:59 -0400
  85 1.9 does not have an idle stabilizer valve. Idle stabilization is done by advancing the ignition timing. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:31:07 -0500
  ...Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual > Transmissions- Part I > > >> This is long, but for the record and the archives, so please bear >> with...
• Re: idle stablizer/its only another part (Good Info Here!)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 19:26:51 +0100
  ...He also says that you can test both idle stabilizer systems by simply starting the engine. If the idle stabilizer system is working, the...
• Re: '87 2.1 Starting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 09:48:46 -0600
  ...Does this sound like an idle stabilizer problem? I can swap with my '87 if it's deemed to be a likely cause. > > Thanks...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 08:36:14 -0500
  ...Bad Idle Stabilizer? note that max advance is 40 - 50 deg BTDC. therefore, varying initial setting by a few degrees is not critical under...
• Vanagon Syndrome-What Exactly Is It?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 7 May 2003 16:14:32 -0400
  ...I have replaced the idle stabilizer, but that didn't do it. Next I am going to try the oxygen sensor, don't know...
• Installing Idle stabalizer.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 16:42:58 -0400
  ...In the meantime, I need to install my new idle stabilizer control unit and plugs. (thanks Ken!) The van is an 82 california van...