Thanks.  I just found it and re-connected.

Bill

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Chris S" <szpejankowski@gmail.com>
Date:  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:23:02 -0500

>It connects to your charcoal cannister valve thingy behind the right
>side of firewall.
>
>On 11/10/08, Bill Collins <wb6otg@intrex.net> wrote:
>> On my '87, the short hose between the idle stabilizer valve and the air
>> chamber below it has a molded fitting that looks like a hard plastic vacuum
>> line should connect to it.  I don't see this in the Bently.
>>
>> Should this hook up to something, or did someone replace the hose with the
>> wrong one?
>>
>> (Yes, it's really a vacuum connection. Plugging it makes the engine idle
>> MUCH better.)
>>
>> This could explain why someone set the idle mixture to full rich.
>>
>> Ah, the joys of working on a vanagon that has been butchered by someone who
>> had no idea what they were doing. (Repair shop name available by request)
>>
>> Bill
>>
>
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