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Subject:Re: How does the Idle Stabilizer Work?
From:kenneth d lewis
Date:Thu, 6 Jan 2000 06:38:15 EST

John-Reed Maffeo;
        I take it you are talking about the unit buzzes above the engine.
My working theory: It is an air valve that "modulates" the air flow by
varying the time period the between open and closed. It does this many
times per second, hence the buzzing noise.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
For Sale: 61 AustinHealey Sprite(not Bugeye);Daily driver $2500

On Wed, 5 Jan 2000 10:09:50 -0700 John-Reed Maffeo
<rlpa80@EMAIL.SPS.MOT.COM> writes:
>What magic is happening inside the Idle Stablilizer? I have no
>idea what it does, but I was able to fix my idle problem, by
>just cleaning things up.
>
>My totaly untutored solution to my idle problem was to:
>
>1. Clean the unit.
>        I used solvent and lint free cloth to clean out
>        all the accumulated muck.
>
>2. Repair the vacuum circut to which it is attached.
>        There was couple of rubber connectors that
>        had developed cracks. I replaced them with
>        jury rigged connectors which look ugly but
>        work properly.
>
>John-Reed Maffeo '86 Syncro - Glacie
>Mesa, Az

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