Hello The cause of the fast idle problem turned out to be the idle stabilizer valve. This is the second problem I have had with the idle stabilizer system in the past month! I recently replaced the stabilizer control unit. Thanks to Ken Wilfy and Peter Buettner who responded to me with the answer. Now to find a good used replacement! (I hope) Gary
----Original Message Follows---- From: Gary McEachern <glmce@HOTMAIL.COM> Reply-To: Gary McEachern <glmce@HOTMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Bizarre 2.1L: Idle Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 09:01:56 EST Hello volks My 87 has taken to idling at 3000 rpm when cold then after coolant temp rises it starts to oscillate between 1500 rpm to 3000 rpm. The throttle seems to be returning to it's stop. I disconnected the O2 sensor with no apparent effect. No loose hoses from what I can see. Any ideas? Has anyone experienced this? It's cold here (0-10 F) Could this be related to the problem?
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