Hi John,

Your '85 should have a 1.9L engine.  If you, or someone else has retrofitted
a 2.1, then I apologize correcting you.

You should not have to adjust the stop.  It will affect idle, but can also
make the accelerator linkage hang up.  The idle screw on a 1.9 is that big
slotted screw on the side of the throttle body, (it faces up and toward the
rear of the van at approximately 45 degrees).  You should be able to turn
this screw in to reduce the idle rpms.

If this doesn't work, something else upstream is most likely out of whack.

Idle speed should be around 850rpm.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: John Hurley <hurley@ACX.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 1:27 PM
Subject: idle adjustment on 85 2.1L vanagon

Date:  09/30/1999  04:26 pm  (Thursday)  From:  John Hurley
To:  vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject:  idle adjustment on 85 2.1L vanagon

I was wondering where the idle adjustment is (is it just the set screw that
stops the mechanism from returning all the way)?

And what is the proper idle speed for a 2.1L Waterboxer

Thanks john