

| 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
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