At 12:36 AM 4/26/2001, John Clavin wrote:
>The idle speed on my '85 GL is "hunting" (revving up a few hundred rpm
>every second or so). I am working through a checklist of suggested fixes
>from the archives on this and have a problem identifying the idle
>stabilizer valve. Is this the part which Bentley refers to as an "auxiliary
>air regulator" sitting on top of the engine almost underneath the air flow
>meter?

You haven't got one, that's the 2.1l setup.  You have an electronic idle
stabilizer mounted on the left firewall near the coil.  Disconnect it and
plug the wires into each other.  If the problem goes away then you need to
fix or replace that.

If not, or maybe even first, make sure that your throttle is fully closing,
and that the closed-throttle switch is set and operating correctly.  If
that switch sticks closed (or if idle is set too high) the motor will shut
off every time it gets to 1500 rpm and restart as it gets down to about
1000 rpm.

david

>John Clavin
>jc@austin.rr.com

David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"