Hi folks,

Correction, I said the idle was at 41 and should have been 35.  I meant to say the timing.

Eric Caron 

> On Nov 13, 2023, at 3:13 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ken,
> 
>        Can you tell me a bit more about what the idle control unit does in the 2.1?
> 
>        I have a 2.3 with GW Fuel injection, idle has always been less than great both on this 2.3 and the recent one installed. 
> 
>        I’m having some work done to dial it in.  One thing we found was that the idle was at 41 and should have been 35.  
> 
>        Now van is more likely to stall from a start especially in reverse. Is it possible my ICU is not healthy? 
> 
>        I was actually just handed two of them by friends and could swap them in to try but wonder if this is really a symptom of a bad one. 
> 
> Any way to test the ICU so I know if I have a good spare or should send them in as cores for folks to rebuild for future users.
> 
> Thank you for the great recent posts on list and YouTube.
> 
> Eric Caron 
> 
> 
>> On Nov 13, 2023, at 8:33 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>> 
>> Check, throttle position switch adjustment.  Test switch electrical
>> operation.  If the switch is good, then most likely the idle control unit
>> needs to be repaired.  We can do that for you for $225.  I have a nice
>> video on YouTube about the throttle position switch.  Search for that and
>> you will see it.
>> 
>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2023, 8:16 AM Markus Benne <mbenne@m-bass.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Oops.  Forgot that vital piece of info.
>>> 
>>> 1990, stock 2.1
>>> 
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>>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 8:05 a.m., kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
>>> <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> What year and engine?
>>> 
>>> Ken
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2023, 7:50 AM Markus Benne <mbenne@m-bass.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I've got a cold weather issue going on.
>>> When I start the car and it's cold (around freezing) the idle hits 2500rpm.
>>> Once the engine is warm, it drops to a normal idle.
>>> I haven't investigated much yet, and the car should be off the road for
>>> the season in a next couple of weeks, so not a high priority issue, but
>>> vexing nonetheless 😀
>>> 
>>>