Thanks, I will try that and report back.
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From: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2020 12:34 PM
To: David Boan <dboan@outlook.com>
Cc: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Subject: Re: Idle Control

May be cleaning the Idle Control Valve (ICV)?
Take it out, spray the inside with a CRC AFM cleaner, let it soak for a while and put it back.

On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 9:28 AM David Boan <dboan@outlook.com<mailto:dboan@outlook.com>> wrote:
Hi Vanagon Types

I have a question about the idle stabilizer.  My '85 starts and runs fine, including idle at about 900 rpm, with one exception.  After running down the road and coming to a stop the idle bounces around until the engine stalls.  When I restart it starts and idles fine, as though turning the ignition off and on reset something.  I tested the idle stabilizer using the procedure in Bentley (disconnect the unit and plug the connectors together) and it did not idle at all without the idle stabilizer.  I read up on it in Samba and the archive, but the problems people report with the stabilizer are poor or high idle and not exactly what I am experiencing.  Should it still idle without the stabilizer, and if so, does that suggest what to look at?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Dave B
Boise