

| Subject: | Re: Extreme high idle |
| From: | Malcolm Stebbins |
| Date: | Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:04:15 -0400 |
In my MPG survey last March, the average MPG was about 20. Malcolm > Important > If any Listees have the following symptoms : > Mpg less then 25 > Smell of exhaust > Stalls@stoplight > Fuel to rich > your problem may be the green wire that goes from the 02 senser near the > Catylactic converter to the computer to the left of your motor , > it is a co-axiel wire that gets mistaken for a single wire when it's crimped > near the computer. > These were the symptoms and the fix for my 84 Westy > -----Original Message----- > From: PAT <pdooley@GTE.NET> > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> > Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 7:04 PM > Subject: Re: Extreme high idle > > > >Would a stuck air flow meter flap cause high idle? I would think this > would > >just screw up the mixture, don't think the motor would hit four grand. > >Maybe wrong thou... > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Joseph Tu <joe@GREENCASTLE.DYN.ML.ORG> > >To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> > >Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 9:58 PM > >Subject: Re: Extreme high idle > > > > > >>Hmm, > >>things that come to my mind are > >> > >>stuck air flow meter flap > >>bad o2 sensor, bad temperature senders > >>vacuum leaks > >>dirty distributor > >> > >>Joe > >> > > >
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