Dennis, that's a far cry from the ISV  that i've been told to check out,
twice now. Would you(or anyone else) recommend fuel injection cleaner? I
also just downloaded the digifant pro training manual which has a wealth of
info as well.

Man, you guys are awesome. Thanks for all the tips! Much appreciated!

-chris

On 2/15/07, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> If your idling at 950, the valve is doing its job. The sputtering is
> called
> a miss. At idle, the miss is usually due to an ignition problem or a
> cylinder getting a slightly different mixture than the others. Bad
> injectors, vacuum leak, valves, etc can be the problem. The idle valve
> simply stabilizes the idle speed by opening a bypass around the throttle.
> You should be able to get a smooth idle even with it un plugged. Some
> sputtering on water boxers is often normal. Make sure timing is properly
> set
> and then look for the cause of the lean missies.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Chris Lisica
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:54 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
>
> Ok, so I just got the van started(barely). Held it at 2000rpm's for about
> 15
> minutes to charge the battery after a 3-4 minute start process. After
> letting go of the gas pedal, it dropped to 1100rpm's(900 is normal idle
> for
> me), slowly dropped to 1000, slowly dropped to 950, and started to
> stutter.
> Tap the gas, everything is fine, let go, starts to stutter/sputter. I'm
> thinking all signs are pointing to the idle valve? Sound like a good
> culprit
> to chase down? Is it located in the throttle body? On top?
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> -chris
>
> On 2/14/07, Chris Lisica <wavanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Tom, thanks for the links. I'm no stranger to Ben's website. What a
> wealth
> > of information.
> >
> > Thank you Ben for posting so much information!
> >
> > On 2/14/07, Tom Rowsell <sakow86@gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > See Ben's info at http://benplace.com/temp_sender.htm
> > > Also, go back up to http://benplace.com/vw2.htm for a load of other
> > > info...
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > On 2/14/07, Chris Lisica < wavanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ken, thanks for the info. Some questions:
> > > >
> > > > The TEMPII sensor is a real good candidate.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Where exactly is the TEMPII sensor?
> > > >
> > > > There are some wires/traces under the distributor that become
> brittle
> > > > with
> > > > > age.If you are not real careful unplugging the dist you can damage
> > > > them.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Under the distributor cap?
> > > >
> > > > How about the idle position sensor?  Can you hear it click on and
> off?
> > > > >
> > > > > The idle control module could be fried or the idle valve could be
> > > > gummed
> > > > > up.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I believe I can hear the position sensor coming on with ignition
> turn
> > > > on and
> > > > off. Where is the idle control module and stabilizer valve?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again!
> > > >
> > > > -chris
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>