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Subject:Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
From:John Meeks
Date:Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:59:36 -0400

Ed,

Thanks for the Archives pointer.
Glad to hear the problem isn't unique to my van. I'd pay good money to see
a John Bange prototype ISC.
I'm planning to inspect mine tomorrow. I'll let the list know if I find
anything worth mentioning.
Starting to feel like I'm headed in the right direction now. Thanks.

John Meeks

On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Ed McLean <email99@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> There is a thread (Re: ISC troubleshooting) in the archives addressing an
> idle circuit problem that gives similar uncontrolled 3000 rpm symptoms to
> those you are observing.  I found heat inside the idle control unit behind
> the right tail light contributed to the problem.  My experiences and
> attempts at fixing this can be found in Item #394156 (21 Feb 2010 18:13) -
> Re: ISC troubleshooting.  Sometimes electric motors begin to draw more
> current as they age.  Maybe the idle control valve is doing the same thing
> and causing the control circuit to overheat.
> Ed
>