Sometimes if the hall sender is bad it can fry the idle stabilizer, but a
bad hal sender will cause intermittent ignition problems that are pretty
obvious. eg, van cutting out and starting up again (or not) while driving.

Greg
82 westy (cali version!)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Lail" <wlail@OU.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: 82 air-cooled eating idle stabilizers

> Hi Eric,
>
> I guess I forgot to mention that the 82 air-cooled in question is a
California model, which has an idle stabilizer.
>
> Warren Lail
> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
>
> "For me, at least, there was no secret about the matter, for I was, in a
way, a sharer in his alarms.  He had taken
> me aside one day and promised me a silver fourpenny on the first of every
month if I would only keep my 'weather
> eye open for a seafaring man with one leg' and let him know the moment he
appeared."
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@fyi.net>
> Date: Sunday, November 14, 2004 11:07 am
> Subject: Re: 82 air-cooled eating idle stabilizers
>
> > Air cooled engines do not have idle stabilzers. The closest is an
> > throatle by pass valve.  This would not casue your problem.
> >
> >            Eric                   86-VW4x4
> >            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
> >            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
> >                                   92-Jetta GWC
> >            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
> >
> > On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Warren Lail wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Lars J. (91 Westy, 82 GL) is having problems with his 82.  It
> > seems to go through idle stabilizers.  He can
> > > bypass the idle stabilizer and get it to run, but with it plugged
> > in it is destroying the stabilizer.  I had trouble
> > > once with my 81 Vanagon, but once I replaced the stabilizer the
> > problem went away.  What's killing these
> > > stabilizers?
> > >
> > > On behalf of Lars J., thanks.
> > >
> > > Warren Lail
> > > 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
> > >
> > > "When a seaman did put up at the Admiral Benbow (as now and then
> > some did, making by the coast road
> > > for Bristol) he would look in at them through the curtained door
> > before he entered the parlour; and he was
> > > always sure to be as silent as a mouse when any such was present."
> > >
> >
> >
>