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Subject:Re: Digital idle stabilizer ('84 1.9L)
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 7 May 2001 00:54:40 -0400
At 03:50 PM 5/6/2001, jhlauterbach wrote:
>What are the symptoms when a digital idle stabilizer goes bad.  I have an
>1984 with 1.9L engine.  In there any way to test it?

Bypass it -- if it's better without, then the stabilizer no doubt has a
problem.  When it's working you should be able to see the timing jumping
around a few degrees at idle -- there may be a failure  condition that
causes problems above idle but still works ok at idle, I don't know.

d

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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