

| Subject: | Re: idle adjustment on 85 2.1L vanagon |
| From: | Scarlett Semko |
| Date: | Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:43:50 -0400 |
Ok, what does: "green is lower speed" mean? I've never heard it put like this. Thanks in advance, Ron Semko David Beierl wrote: > At 20:46 9/30/99 , Karl Wolz wrote: > >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. > > Don't forget that the 1.9 has an electronic idle stabilizer mounted near > the coil -- the two plugs entering it must be unplugged and plugged into > each other (with ignition *off*) in order to adjust the idle speed > control. The idle speed as set by the stabilizer varies slightly depending > on whether the stabilizer is black or green -- green is lower speed and was > used in some non-California vehicles. > > david > David Beierl - Providence, RI > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation"
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