Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 04:32:41 CST
Reply-To: Mark Ingalls <ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Mark Ingalls <ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 85 with uneven idle
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How does a person get to the inside of a 1.9 AFM to clean the tracks?
Just pry the square plastic cover off carefully? Is it epoxied on?
Is this also where a person goes to move the tracks a little, like I've
read, to get a fresh spot to 'wipe on'.
Mark Ingalls
>From: Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
>Reply-To: Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: 85 with uneven idle
>Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:59:09 -0500
>
>Well people, I'vw worked 2 months getting my "new" 84 to run correctly at
>idele. Today I was rewarded for my stubborness! I replaced the temp 2
>sending unit, redid the grounds twice, replaced the o2 sensor, plugs and
>wires, cap and rotor and cleaned the air flow meter. Then I replaced the
>plug wires again as I got shocked checking the fuel pressure regulator.
>Finally I had my ohm meter attactched to the afm's terminals while moving
>the arm, at just over a idel the resistance went jumped way up. then
>further
>it came back down. I decided I would clean it again and make it work or
>brake it! I put some since banned freon cleaner on a clean cotton rag and
>wiped the carbon lines real hard. Readjusted everything to where it should
>have ben and now it runns perfectly!! Idels nice and smooth, starts and
>stays running without help and to reward it I changed the gear oil with a
>synthetic blend!
>
>Joe
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mick Kalber" <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 4:05 PM
>Subject: Re: 85 with uneven idle
>
>
> > >every 5 seconds or so the idle speed drops, the engine stumbles
>slightly,
> > and then it comes back to normal speed.<
> >
> > I've been meaning to ask the list about this... every vanagon I've ever
> > owned does this (86GL, 88 Wolfie, 89 Syncro Westy)... stumbles slightly
> > during idle. I was under the impression that it was normal... yes?
>But,
>as
> > Greg asks, why?
> >
> > Mick Kalber
> > 89 Syncro Westy "Daddeo"
> > Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
> > 62 Halaulani Place Hilo, Hawaii 96720
> > ph. 808-935-5557 fax 808-935-0066
> > hotlava@interpac.net
> > www.volcanoscapes.com
> >
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