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Subject:Re: Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
From:Steve Williams
Date:Thu, 25 Jun 2015 07:31:08 -0600

Hi,

Thanks everyone.  I have a few places to start looking now.  I'll follow
up if/when I make a final diagnosis.

Have a great weekend!

Cheers,
Steve W.

On 24/06/2015 12:27 PM, Steve Williams wrote:
> 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