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Subject:Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
From:Steve Williams
Date:Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:27:20 -0600

Hi,

I have a 91 Westfalia, manual.

After driving for a short period of time, when I take my foot off the
gas, the engine only idles down to about 1800 rpm.

If I "burp" the throttle... by pressing gas pedal towards the floor &
releasing quickly, the idle will come down to normal.

These symptoms really make me think something physical, rather than
electrical, vacuum, etc.  However, I've checked the throttle cable &
what it attaches to and everything seems to be travelling smoothly.

Annoyingly, I can't replicate this without driving the vehicle. Humm...
as I'm typing this email, I just thought of driving the vehicle, pulling
over to the side of the road & popping the back open...  but until I get
a chance to do that, is there any "list wisdom" that could give me
pointers on where to look?

Additionally, how tight should the throttle cable be?  There is about
1/2 inch of slack in the throttle cable.  It is not very clear if it's
adjustable on the engine end of the cable or not...

Thanks,
Steve Williams

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