Jason, 

My thought was that it was one of the following: But you stated you replaced
these right?

Idle Control Valve - Stock
$182.95
http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?ct=625638812&pa=pct&pct=36780620&p
=1655133091

Idle Stabilizer Control Unit
$265.00
http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?ct=599668261&pa=pct&pct=36780620&p
=1655133091

Terry K � Sells something
Evaporative Emissions Control Module - $21.95
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=216155

�If you have a wandering idle, or a stalling engine, and can't figure out
why, this may need replacing to cure the problem.�

$21.95 plus shipping

It can also be viewed at;

http://community.webtv.net/VanagonUsedParts/VanagonParts

These are the only things I can personally imagine it could be...

Group what�s your thoughts?

Regards to all,. 

Rob

-- 
Rob
NYC/Long Beach, NY
88 Wolfsburg, Silver
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on 5/12/06 3:10 PM, Jason Willenbrock at pooncerelli@hotmail.com wrote:

> hi robert,
> same problem here, replaced idle stab and no change.  i just manually
> adjusted the idle lower.  the prob with that however is the potential of the
> van stalling on first start up when idling until it is warm thru.  so don't
> know exactly the cause i more or less just deal.  incidentally i keep my
> idle at about 900+-.  1500 is way high, that's when i started to tinker.  if
> you get some better advice i'd like to know as i have been dealing with this
> for a couple of years, and i replace icu, stabilizewr, o2 sensor and fiddled
> with grounds as well, nothing worked.
> just some thoughts
> jason
> 
> 
>> From: robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
>> Reply-To: robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Idle issues - cold is fine, warm is high
>> Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 13:53:05 -0400
>> 
>> So I have been taking the van on some long and short drives lately and have
>> been noticing a strange thing with idle and need your collective wisdom.
>> 
>> To preface this the O2 sensor was replaced, the van has had a complete
>> tune-up as well with standard new tune-up parts.
>> 
>> THE ISSUE:
>> I have noticed that if I start the van from a cold start that sometimes it
>> take a couple cranks with the starter to to get it started. (Normal?)
>> Battery is new, just 3 months old.
>> 
>> Once it does start it idles at around 1,000 on the gauge. (Normal?), when
>> driving and and at a stop light it hangs at 1,000-1,100 when cold.
>> 
>> If the van is running for a while the idle increases to 1,100-1,400 on the
>> gauge. (Normal?) It feels like it�s revving way to high..
>> 
>> When engine is really hot from a long 3hour trip I saw it go up to 1,500 on
>> the gauge when I was stopped at a stoplight! I new something was wrong
>> then.
>> 
>> Do I need to adjust the idle itself to be lower?
>> Or What needs replacement?
>> Idle stabilizer?
>> 
>> So what do I need to do?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for your suggestions..
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Rob
>> NYC/Long Beach, NY
>> 88 Wolfsburg, Silver, 212,000 Miles
> 
>