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Re: idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 27 May 2009 18:18:54 -0400
...Well, you DO have an idle stabilizer ... it's just not the same as the 2.1 system. Mike '84 GL 7 pass '85...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:10:31 -0800
...is not referring to the systems with the auxiliary air regulator. The paragraph starts: "The idle speed stabilizer replaces the auxiliary air valve..." The...
Idle stabilizer system
Historical mailing list - John
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 15:29:43 -0400
...The idle stabilizer system provides a number of benefits and is a required emission control device. The system provides a stable idle speed when...
Query - Idle Stabilier Trouble Shoot
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 4 Aug 2002 09:40:26 -0500
How do I trouble shoot the Idle Stabilizer System? The Idle Stabilizer System on my 88 GL causes the engine to run in a...
High idle problem
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:25:25 -0500
Hi, Now that I think I've found my cooling system problem, the idle on my 87 Westy seems to want to hang at...
Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
Historical mailing list - Mike D.
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:05:52 -0800
...Disconnected it works great, but connected it makes the >engine jerk and buck. > >There are three areas where the idle stabilizer system becomes active...
Re: Stalling at stop lights
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:54:02 -0500
...The power steering pump is wired to the idle stabilizer system, and when the load is increased on the power steering pump and system...
Re: runs rough in rain
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Feb 1997 13:59:06 +0200
...to each other when adjusting the idle to cut the idle stabilizer >out of the system ... This stabilizer is commonly used on carburated engines...
Re: High idle problem
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:40:50 -0500
It could be that both of the idle stabilizer units are bad (used ones have a pretty high failure rate, especially the older ones...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:16:39 -0500
...It also has an idle stabilizer, a purely electronic device consisting of a small green or black box that plugs into the ignition harness...
Re: Query - Idle Stabilier Trouble Shoot
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Sun, 4 Aug 2002 21:25:16 -0500
...Query - Idle Stabilier Trouble Shoot > How do I trouble shoot the Idle Stabilizer System? > > The Idle Stabilizer System on my 88 GL causes the...
Re: High idle problem
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:47:30 -0500
...I've swapped out the idle stabilizer, disconnected >>and reconnected the plug on the stabilizer, checked to see if the >>stabilizer vibrates when it...
Idle stabilizer control unit...? Do they go bad?
Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:03:40 -0500
...Upon reading the wiring diagram today for the fuel injection system... I noticed that the Idle stabilizer unit is tied in with 4 major...
Re: Idle stabilizer control unit...? Do they go bad?
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:03:21 -0500
...not >fix. >Upon reading the wiring diagram today for the fuel injection system... >I noticed that the Idle stabilizer unit is tied in with...
Re: [Syncro] Wiring for CIS-E F.I. in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:26:00 -0800
...The Wiring diagrams I have showing the CIS-E Systems all have a idle stabilizer valve. This valve (the idle up solenoid valve) came...
Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part II
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:54 -0500
Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems - Digifant TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDELINES Idle Stabilization - Checking Automatic Tansmission ___ Connect VW 1315/2 and US 1119 to idle stabilizer vlve...
New Question - Idle Stabilizer
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:21:34 -0500
Right under the idle stabilizer valve there is a little rubber piece that come up and fits to a port on the Idle Stabilizer...
Re: Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:29:47 -0700
...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 stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:14:55 -0800
...I thought that I saw somewhere in Bentley, but not in the section you expected to find it, that the idle stabilizer control that...
Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:58:29 -0500
...a) At operating temperature 1) Throttle Switch 2) Idle stabilizer system 3) Evaporative Emissions System *2) page 115 *NOTE !!* This procedure is for vehicles...
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...
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...
Re: idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 27 May 2009 18:33:46 -0400
...Well, you DO have an idle stabilizer ... it's just not the same as the >2.1 system. If it's not missing, and...
RE: unplug '86 idle stabilizer?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 May 1997 22:41:22 -0700
> 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: 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: 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: Help! irratic idling while wet
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:52:31 -0700
...When the AC or PS is operated at idle the stabilizer system is supposed to kick in, boosting the idle speed just enough to...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 01:43:15 -0500
At 12:02 AM 1/10/2002, Blake Thornton wrote: > > however, cold starts are a pain, because the Idle Stabilizer Valve > (ISV) keeps > >I...
[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: Idle stabilizer control unit...? Do they go bad?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 14:05:27 -0800
...Upon reading the wiring diagram today for the fuel injection system... I noticed that the Idle stabilizer unit is tied in with 4 major...
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...
Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:49:41 -0600
...Disconnected it works great, but connected it makes the >> engine jerk and buck. >> >> There are three areas where the idle stabilizer system becomes active...
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...
Re: New Question - Idle Stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:52:58 -0400
...New Question - Idle Stabilizer Right under the idle stabilizer valve there is a little rubber piece that come up and fits to a port...
Idle Stabilizer and related stuff P/N
Historical mailing list - Chayan Srisawat
Wed, 2 Feb 2000 10:38:34 +0700
...Engine type DJ w/o catalyst converter and oxygen analyzer installed ECU Digijet - P/N 025 906 021 F Idle stabilizer - P/N 251...
Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:29:35 -0500
...Bad Idle Stabilizer? I finally bought a digital timing light. Followed the Bentley procedure (more or less): 1. Disconnected the idle stabilizer and plugged...
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...
Digijet ignition clarification Q
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:41:11 -0800
...The idle stabilizer was still disconnected. 4) Reconnecting the vacuum lines and idle stabilizer, the engine now idles at about 950rpm, but seems more...
Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:52:53 -0500
...88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes Most likely you have a bad isle speed control unit. I have also see a bad...
Re: Diagnostics needed 2.1
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:16:08 -0500
...If it idles down with Idle Stabilizer Valve unplugged, then it should be something in the idle stab system -- John Rogers posted the complete...
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...
Re: '86-on idle stabilizer cleaning tip
Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
Mon, 03 Feb 1997 15:05:16 -0800
My 83 Water-cooled vanagon suffers from an unstable idle. Any suggestions out there as to possible causes? Ignition parts are new, fuel system...
Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:15:18 -0800
...There are three areas where the idle stabilizer system becomes active. Cold start Turning the power steering to the stops will kick it on...
Wiring for CIS-E F.I. in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - emz
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:55:23 -0500
...The Wiring diagrams I have showing the CIS-E Systems all have a idle stabilizer valve. This valve (the idle up solenoid valve) came...
Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:46:55 -0500
...88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes After a lot of monkeying around, I finally got Ol' Red to run properly - but not...
Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:12:12 -0600
...88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes > > Most likely you have a bad isle speed control unit. I have also see a bad...
'83-'85 hunting idle
Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
Tue, 4 Feb 97 08:56:48 -0600
Dan (another Dan) had asked about his hunting idle on a Digijet system... i remember experiencing fits of that when the basic idle setting...
IDLE STABILIZER CONTROL
Historical mailing list - The Martins
Thu, 14 May 1998 20:44:05 -0500
Hi Volks, I'm anticipating the need for a new idle stab. control unit. for a 87 digifant system. Any ideas on who has...
Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 7 May 2010 10:42:54 -0700
...one is about idle control via ignition timing tweaking, one is about air flow control. different systems that both relate to idle, but are...
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: 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...
Idle Stabilizer Control Relay_Schematic_Parts List?
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:08:10 -0700
Does anyone have a schematic/parts list for the Idle Control Module/relay in the later Digifant systems? Looks like there is a transistor...
Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part IV
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:45 -0500
Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems - Digifant TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDELINES Idle Stabilization - Checking Power Steering ___ Engine idling, turn the steering wheel hard left (or right) to...
Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Sat, 10 Oct 1998 13:23:29 -0700
...There is no ignition device called an "idle stabilizer". On Digifant systems, idle is controlled by varying the amount of air bypassing the throttle...
Fwd: Idle Stabilizer Unit Placement
Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:54:39 -0700
...Usually idle troubles are the result of something outside of the idle control system or is indicating an engine performance issue. For the controllers...
Re: IDLE STABILIZER CONTROL
Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
Thu, 14 May 1998 22:12:41 -0700
...IDLE STABILIZER CONTROL >Hi Volks, > >I'm anticipating the need for a new idle stab. control unit. for a 87 >digifant system. Any ideas...
Re: Idle Control
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:58:31 -0800
...system. Neil. On 11/14/20, David Boan <dboan@outlook.com> wrote: > Hi Vanagon Types > > I have a question about the idle stabilizer. My...
Re: 87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle - SOLVED
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:45:14 EDT
If my understanding of the operation of the Idle Stabilizer control unit is correct, that unit is in control of the idle only when...
Re: High Idle Speed Problem
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Dec 1995 21:48:25 -0500
...basics and tell >you how the system works or how to trace down problems.\ Although the idle stabilizer can cause this problem, I would...
Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 13:41:57 -0600
...There are three areas where the idle stabilizer system becomes active. Cold start Turning the power steering to the stops will kick it on...