Date:         Mon, 20 Nov 2000 23:35:33 +0000
Reply-To:     Peter Cassidy <pcassidy@APPLE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Peter Cassidy <pcassidy@APPLE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine idles from 800 to 3000
Comments: To: Tim Marciniak <tmarcini@MAIL.EXECPC.COM>
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>My 90 Vanagon has just developed a very unstable idle.  The tach is
>jumping from 800 to 3000 rpm at a frequency of about every 1-2 sec.
>Any one have any ideas what this could be.
>
>Tim

My guess - either a sticky idle control valve or a dodgy idle
control module. Possibly even a broken throttle valve ...

Pete C

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Pete  Cassidy,                   pcassidy@apple.com
Cork, Ireland              http://www.ildana.com/~pcassidy
'88 Wolfsburg "Muriel"         *not speaking for Apple*
'71 Westy

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