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Subject:Re: Creeping idle speed when A/C is on.
From:Conrad Schimke
Date:Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:24:49 --100

Hi there, high Todd,

the Throttle valve switch is mostly not adjusted correctly. I've had the
same probleme. Adjusting was already discribed on the list.

Conrad
86GL

>Usually when I run the A/C the idle on my '88 Westfalia goes up to
>between 1800-2000 RPM. It is my understanding that it is supposed to do
>this to help keep the engine from stalling at idle. Unfortunately I
>noticed today that the idle was creeping up to about 3500rpm at idle
>with the A/C on. Turning the A/C off did not change the idle speed - but
>turning the engine off, leaving the A/C off, and restarting, made the
>idle come back to normal.
>

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