oops. i paid about $30 for early model vanagon idle stabilizer, '89 may be
much more expensive.

dlk

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:03:40 -0500, jesse johnson <jjmojo@BLAZENET.NET>
wrote:

>Hey All...
>If you remember a while back.. i was having a problem with a rich
>running... bad idle at startup problem. I never really figured out the
>problem... went through all the usual trouble spots.. and well.. not
>fix.
>Upon reading the wiring diagram today for the fuel injection system...
>I noticed that the Idle stabilizer unit is tied in with 4 major items..
>that directly affect the problems i am having. They are the Coolant
>Temp Sensor,Hall Sender,Power Steering Pump Switch and the Oxygen
>Sensor. Well ok 5... and the idle stabilizer valve.
>My question is this... Do the Idle Stabilizer Control Units ever go
>bad? I pulled mine and cleaned the terminals... and no change.
>Anyone had this go bad? And if so... what were the symptoms?
>thanks everyone,
>jesse
>89 carat