Hi Jesse

According to Bentley, you should read continuity on the idle valve. (mine is
reading 4.4 ohms, I don't know if it is continuity for Bentley). The idle
valve good be sticky with a continuity reading.

The idle valve buzzing seems to be a bit tricky. When the motor is running,
I cannot feel the idle valve humming. However when I turn on the ignition
key (without starting the engine) I can feel the idle valve humming for
10-15 seconds.

I put 12 Vdc on my idle valve and the valve open and close as soon as the
power is removed.

I cannot help you on the seal. Have you checked if the small purple tube is
connected to the throttle gas assembly.

Germain

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse and Monica Johnson" <jjmojo@SUSCOM.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 6:05 PM
Subject: Throttle body/idle stabilizer woes...

> Hey Everyone,
> I am having two problems...first is...my idle stabilizer is not
> working...the valve itself has continuity between the terminals...but
> it's not "buzzing"
> Looked at the relay behind the rear tail light...looks ok..i took it
> out of it's case...and there was nothing burnt...checked to make sure i
> was getting a signal...and i am...i think 4.5 mv or something like
> that...is it possible to have a bad valve even though it has continuity
> between the terminals? Is there a way i can hook power to it to see if
> it is indeed good?
> Second problem...is i removed the throttle body to replace the throttle
> switch that went bad. Took apart the throttle body and cleaned and
> lubricated everything....set the switch up...but i am having a vacuum
> leak now...it seems to be at the seal where the throttle body hooks to
> the air distributor. Do these go bad? I cranked it all the way down and
> it helped some...but there is still a leak...i can hear it. I am sure
> the seal is seated correctly...Any thoughts on this? Should i just buy
> a new seal?
> thanks all for any help,
> jesse
> 89 carat