Once my 90 GL reaches warm up, I notice no problems.  Until that
happens, when it's cold, I have to goose the throttle for a while due
to too low an idle, and then for a bit the idle is too high llike
1800, and then it is perfectly normal after that.  I don't miss it a
bit, but YMMV.

DM&FS

At 03:21 PM 2/16/2006, John Rodgers wrote:
>I run with mine disconnected all the time. I kept haveing rough running
>engine problems so I just disconnect the thing. No more porblems. Of
>course I'm not running my air conditioner, either, which will stall the
>engine at stop lights if the thing is not connected.
>
>Regards,
>
>John Rodgers
>88 GL Driver
>
>Joe wrote:
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>Does anyone have any experience running their 2.1L vanagon with the idle
>>stab. control unit not installed. I'm wondering if this is causing my timing
>>problems??? Thanks in advance, Joe
>>
>>
>>