With the 1.9 system, one must remove the two plugs from the idle
stabilizer (forward of the coil) and plug them together.  Plugging them
together bypasses the idle stabilizer so it won't fight idle adjustments
made via the big screw in the throttle body.

Don't start the engine until they're plugged together and shut down the
engine before you separate them and put them back on the stabilizer.

Mike

David Kao wrote:
> Do a correct idle adjustment following the Bentley manual.
> Idle adjustment is critical to not just idle itself. It
> has everything to do with acceleration, performance in climbing
> hills, smog and gas mileage.
>
> If there is really a problem the idle adjustment will give
> you some hints of what may be wrong.
>
> There is this fairly large screw in the throttle body for idle
> adjustment. This is the one that you really want to set it correctly.
>
> David
>
>
> --- Craig Cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> HEY! So they fixed my bus. Its amazing to be back in the sadal. BUT,
>> i have just noticed a major issue (again). My 1985 runs horrible
>> until it warms up. I start the car, it starts right up... and then it
>> runs HORRIBLE. It will just die, or run like its cutting off and on,
>> stalls out, but will always fire right back up. Its only rough at
>> idle. If i start it and gas it, keep it high for a minute or
>> so.....it will warm up and idle fine from there on out.
>>
>> So i'm thinking my idle may just be set a little low as well, and i
>> have a strange feeling this is timing related (is that possible?). I
>> am otherwise somewhat lost as to where to begin looking. Any ideas
>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> I'll be posting some pictures soon of the interior mods i did. You
>> guys will get a kick out of some of them! (Never before done!)
>>
>> -Craig
>> 1985 Vanagon
>>
>
>
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