Eric -- I have an '81 westy, and my experience is that the hunting
idle is directly correlated to being in need of a tune up, usually
the damnable points which are one of the most annoying bits of
pseudo-technology ever invented.  Can you tell I'm sick of setting
mine every few thousand miles?  (Yes I have replaced the condenser!)
If we have the same FI, then there ain't no idle stabilizer... at least
I don't think so.  Keep us posted on what you find out.

Best of luck,

        Gary

On Fri, 3 Jul 1998, Eric Henning wrote:
> even though my recent trip went smoothly in my 80 westy i did notice
> when i first start this 2 liter, air cooled that the idle hunts up to
> 1000 rpm, then down to almost stalling then back again over and over.
> once driven and warm idle is rock solid arounf 800-900 rpm.
>
> is this indicative of idle stabilizer or would a bum stabilizer show up
> all the time?  i beleive this federal model does not have an oxy sensor.
>
> any suggestions?
>
> thanks
> eric
> henning@fp.com
>

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Gary Shea                                       shea@xmission.com
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