Hey all,

Took the van to the local air-cooled mechanic today and he solved the
problem...seems the deceleration valve was siezed in the open position and needs
replacement...

thanks for the replies..

greg.

Greg Marshall wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Today after an hour drive my van decided it likes to idle at very high rpm's.  I
> don't have a tach, but it's idling so high that if i let the clutch out in first
> gear it'll drive without me pressing the gas pedal.  My first thought was that
> the throttle cable or switch was stuck.  I checked, and that wasn't the case.
> Where do I go next?  I was looking at the section on setting idle speed in the
> bentley, but my suspicion is that the problem is more than just a matter of
> minor adjustment.  It happened so suddenly and it's such a drastic difference.
> The problem is also sporadic (somewhat).  For a moment today the idle did settle
> down, but not for long, pretty soon it went flying back up again.  I was turning
> the van off at stop lights because it was reving away so hard.  The van is an 82
> aircooled, california model.  The PO removed the idle stablizer, but i've had
> the van for three years and that's never been a problem. What shall I do?
>
> thanks all,
>
> greg.
> 82 westy.