I didn't go the .004 on the closed throttle switch, it was too unreliable at
that gap. I have it set with a larger gap and with all my around town
driving I haven't noticed any surging or anything.

On the recent -5F morning we had here, I noticed with my digitool that it
sometimes did not close even with the larger gap. I suppose because of the
extreme weather .

Maybe if I replaced it it would work at the smaller gap, but I think they
were $50 or something like that, for just a cheezy little switch.

Mark Ingalls

>From: Craig Spaeth <spaeth@GORGE.NET>
>Reply-To: Craig Spaeth <spaeth@GORGE.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Closed Idle Switch / Fuel Line Warning (again)
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:36:36 -0800
>
>I was poking around in the engine compartment of the 90 Multi Van (auto)
>and smelled a little gas. This van just turned 50,000 miles and the fuel
>lines are soft and
>pliable. That did not keep one of the ends from cracking slightly and
>letting fuel leak out around the fuel rail. I trimmed the end and resecured
>it. Keep checking your
>fuel lines even if they are in good shape.
>
>One other thing I noticed is that the open throttle switch "clicks" when
>you open the throttle all the way but when the throttle closes the closed
>throttle switch does
>not seem to click. I have seen where the adjustment is. Trying to get the 2
>thousandths to 4 thousandths setting seems next to impossible. What does
>this switch actually
>do? Any good tricks for setting it? Would this affect the miserable around
>town mileage I have been getting?
>
>thanks in advance,
>Craig
>the Gorge VW club
>gorgevwclub.com

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