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Subject:Re: Idle gremlins still at play
From:Roy Nicholl
Date:Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:18:04 -0300

While anything is possible, I do not think the below scenario is at play
here.�  I checked the new GoWesty throttle body before installing it and
it appeared to be fine.� �  In the box with the throttle-body was a note
indicating the throttle-body had preset and tested at GoWesty prior to
shipping and should not be tinkered with in the field ;-)
�

OlRivrRat wrote on 2021.08.11 22:30:
> “After lunch, I restarted the
> van and it began surging at idle, but differently than before.�  The WBX
> will surge to 2200 - 2500 RPM, but after 1-2 seconds falls back to
> idle.�  Rinse and repeat.”
>
>       Just some food for thought on this >> Sometime in last couple of years I
>
> Manually caused this condition,, Can’t say absolutely but pretty darn sure I was
>
> Slightly Opening Throttle while @ same time Having Idle Position Switch Stay in
>
> Idle Position ~ This, of course, would suggest, that if IPS is out of adjustment it
>
> can cause the symptom You describe ~
>
>                                                       ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
>
>> On 11 Aug , 2021, at 11:01 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote:
>>
>> Tom,
>>
>> That was my initial hope :-)� �  I unplugged; cleaned all contacts; put
>> the meter on what I could.� �  This time it seems to be the internals of
>> the ICU.
>>
>> Tom Neal wrote on 2021.08.11 11:10:
>>> A related thought which may not help the current thread:  When an idle gremlin appears, I unplug and plug back in the idle controller and/or swap it with my spare which seems to fix the gremlin.  Implication is a high resistance contact, the cause of about 80% of electrical problems.