Thanks John, I will view the website first.  Ken Lewis, you say... Perhaps I
can come up with his name on the archives.  I have not got to the
disconnecting of the ICV and ICU yet.  Will do that after I finish with the
grounds. Is it a simple matter of just unplugging the connectors?
Appreciate your patience with all my questions, Jeff

>From: John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@bellsouth.net>
>To: Jeff Hartman <jeffhartman11@HOTMAIL.COM>
>CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: AFM resistance test, was unstable idle
>Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 07:42:50 -0500
>
>Jeff,
>
>I beleive it is Ken Lewis that has information on his web site about a
>simple capacitor fix for the AFM, as well as info on opening the unit, and
>re-setting the wiper arm on the variable resistor. There are other web
>sites with photographs of this procedure as well. I don't have Ken's web
>sddress right now, but if you look around on Vanagon.com, you may well find
>some resources and directions to his and oter pertinent sites.
>
>Regards,
>
>John Rodgers
>88 GL driver
>
>Jeff Hartman wrote:
>
>>The mechanic who worked on my 86 vanagon finally returned my request for
>>information and said that my AFM "passed a resistance test".  He says that
>>indicates that my AFM probably works, but....
>>from the vanagon.com traffic I have heard, the AFM (Is that the little in
>>line cylindrical device near the air filter?) may not function properly
>>because of some wiper arm problem?  I probably have this all wrong.
>>
>>This same mechanic said that he had concluded I do not need a new AFM, but
>>need the little in-line circut that stablizes the current. Naturally, this
>>is contrary to what I first understood from them.
>>
>>I am slowly working my way through and cleaning all the grounds I have
>>been
>>alerted to, before going on to other diagnostic tips I have got from the
>>list. (thank you) I thought someone out there may be able to tell me if
>>this
>>resistance test is a meaningful diagnostic indicator of the condition of
>>my
>>AFM?
>>
>>Thanks, Jeff
>>86 Vanagon
>>Juneau, Alaska
>>
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