Pat -
My Syncro had a similiar idle problem before it quit running altogether last
week. So did a friends 87 Wolfsburg.
It started out as a rough idle. Now, it won't even start.
I haven't been driving it , and so it could be from sitting.
I have the Bosch fuel injection book,
where under pulsed injection troubleshooting,there is a troubleshooting
chart for cold start, rough idle, no start, etc.  Since the Bentley does'nt
have a troubleshooting section, so this book needed if you are tring to
understand Digifant.

Now I just need to read it and perform some of the tests.
I have no choice- neither of our Vanagons run well enough to make it to a
shop-

One thing I noticed is that my idle stabilzer valve is buzzing loud- that
could be a place to start. Of course, the idle stabilizer control unit,
behind the right tailite, can also be defective.

My Vanagon ran perfect- so did your's and Mike's-could we be in the  Vanagon
triangle?

Robert

1982 Westfalia
1991 Syncro Vanagon
1986 Westfalia

>From: Pat Callaghan <patcal@CYBCON.COM>
>Reply-To: Pat Callaghan <patcal@CYBCON.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: 87 westy will not idle
>Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 05:40:46 -0800
>
>Hi all,
>
>      Had a interesting problem this morning.  I went out to start my bus
>about 4:30am & the bus would start but die as soon as I let off the gas.  I
>tried this about 5 times but could not get it to idle.  Finally took
>another car too work.  The bus drove fine all yesterday.  Drove about 60
>miles all day with no problems.  Anybody got any ideas where to start?  I
>replaced the idle control unit about a month ago.  Could this have gone
>bad?  TIA.
>
>Pat Callaghan
>87 Westy GL
>Portland, OR.
>www.cybcon.com/~patcal

Robert
1982 Westfalia 1987 Wolfsburg i think

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