Hi everybody.

I have not written to the list in recent years because my van has been
working fine. No major problems during all these years of happy driving. I'm
reading the list emails very often, though, and I'm still learning with you
all. I've been on the list for more than 6 years now.

Recently, my '84 Vanagon has been having iddle problems, reaching 1100 at
times. I'm being told that the throttle valve has worn out the throttle body
with the years of use, so it is not closing properly now, making the mixture
too rich.

1. Is this correct? Can this explain why the rpms increase only at times?
2. Are there other possible explanations for this? Can the iddle stabilizar
be the culprit, for example?
3. Does anybody have a good throttle body to spare? I've seen very expensive
option on the web. As some of you know, I'm in Costa Rica and I have not
been able to find much needed spare parts.

I thank you all for your help.

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Pablo E. Bonilla F.
aylajg@racsa.co.cr
(506)847.2256
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