James

Remove your ISCU (Idle Stabilizer Control Unit) located behind the right
tail light. Open it and check if the power transistor ( small black device
with 3 pins) seems overheated. You will have to replace it. It will be great
if you could borrow from somebody else (expensive device). Your idle valve
could be OK.

You can run without the idle stabilizer. It is usefull during the warming up
and during idling when a load is applied to the engine (ex A/C unit
running).

Germain

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Benthall" <Taobythesea@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: How long does it take your Vanagon to warm up?

> Thanks Sam,
> I bought a used (but supposedly in new condition) idle stabilizer from
Ebay,
> but it
> doesn't hum when I touch it with the key in on position as Germain pointed
> out (thanks
> Germain!).  Do they all "hum" like that?  Maybe I got ripped  off...I'll
> check into the Temp
> sensor. [I hope that isn't connected to the 02sensor, since my o2sensor
has
> a "missing"
> connector...missing cause we had to use the wire harness from an 1984 we
put
> this
> thing back together].  Oh well... do you think a bad idle stabilizer
would
> keep me from
> making it to Minnesota?
> Thanks for the advice and zip file ;-)
> James Benthall
> 87 Westy (The Phoenix)