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Subject:Re: Sudden High idle
From:BenT
Date:Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:25:05 -0800

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:18:26 -0800, jeff@vanagonparts.com
<jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote:
> BenT,
>
> Be careful with spraying that carb cleaner.  The service manager at a shop I
> worked at once lost his eye brows looking for a vacuum leak with carb
> cleaner... ouch!
>
> Really high idle on a late model usually means bad idle stabilizer control
> unit.... ouch again!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff

Jeff,

It's really not so bad if you smoke cigars while doing it. OK, use
WD-40 instead. Actually, I use brake cleaner. Not much safer than
lighter fluid, I suppose.

BenT
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