well, i managed to track the source down to the ac.  the last time i
turned to ac on and then off i turned th knob past the zero which then
caused the ac pump/condenser to start making this loud whining sound which
i didn't link to me turning th ac off. since then my idle has been wierd.
i just set the ac back to zero and then it quit making the sound.  this
happens if i turne th ac all the way to max as well.  not sure what is
going on.  the po did tell me he had to set the idle up little to
compensate for when he used the ac.  anyways everything seems to be back
to the way it was before.

as always, thanks for the input.

ki

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, Myers, Thomas A wrote:

> I had a similar problem in my 1990.    Finally tracked it down to
>
> the Fuel Inj temp sensor.
>
>
> Listee Ben has a helpful write up on it.
>
>
> http://www.benplace.com/temp_sender.htm
>
>
> THANKS BEN!
>
>
> Actually took about one minute to replace and spilled 1/2 cup of
>
> coolant into a bucket doing it.
>
> You can do it standing right over the engine compartment.
>
>
> dont forget to bleed the cooling system afterwards.
>
> Fixed the problem instantly.
>
>
> Tom
>
>
>         ----------
>         From:   Vanagon Mailing List on behalf of Ki
>         Reply To:       Ki
>         Sent:   Tuesday, June 8, 2004 1:58 PM
>         To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>         Subject:        idling probalems
>
>         i'm having some problems with my idle when i start the gan form
> cold.  it
>         drops and sometimes drops too low so that the van cannot stay
> started.
>         it's fine once i get teh van warmed up.  do i need to replace the
> idle
>         stagbilizer valve?
>