My  85 Westie was doing this but on the back side of the idle, in other
words it idled at first but then when it dropped down to the lower rpm
idle after warm up it would stall...this was due to a vacum leak. hope
this helps,
Rick

--- EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote:
> Strainge ...My Syncro is doing this. I'm thinking it
> is an electrical
> connection problem, or a ground problem. I will be
> in the engine
> compartment Monday night.
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>
>
> On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Greg Mueller wrote:
>
> > I have had a problem with my 86 Vanagon that I
> haven't been able to
> > solve for about  a year and a half. It is
> intermittent and only does it
> > 3-4 times a month.
> >
> > I can't figure it out. Maybe one of you have come
> across this one and
> > were able solve it. I sure would like to know what
> the answer is.
> >
> > The problem is that when the van is cold
> (overnight) and you start it it
> > will stall and not idle. It feels like the engine
> is not being fuel
> > enriched. I changed the coolant temperature sensor
> and checked the
> > connections to the computer. Didn't help. The idle
> stabilizer appears to
> > be working. It hums and the van runs and idles
> fine once it warms up. A
> > friend thought it could be the computer and lent
> me one that we knew was
> > good. Still didn't fix the problem. Finally I
> figured that it had to be
> > the idle stabilizer control unit. We replaced it
> with a known good
> > control unit. I have checked all the wiring and I
> have good connections
> > everywhere. I don't know what else there is to
> check. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Greg Mueller
> > Huntington Beach, CA
> >
> > 86 Vanagon
> > 70 Ghia
> >
>

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