Date:         Thu, 20 Dec 2001 17:25:03 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: HELP! Super high idle!
Comments: To: earthboy@HOME.COM
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My 83 Air Cooled Westy starts in the morning idling at 800-900 and Thats
right where its supposed to be. After I drive and it warms up in either
city or highway driving it idles on up around 1100 RPM. I just disregard
this and don't look for a fix. I like having 30 psi oil pressure at red
lights and the extra RPMs give you good cooling. I do not keep the clutch
pressed in at red lights I put the transmission in neutral, I mention
this because we've got some six and ten minute red lights here in Dallas
(sometimes they feel like 30 minute lights).
I'd venture to say that the fast idle could be caused by a vacuum leak, a
poor ground some place or even an injector that is leaning out, possibly
the yahootis right under the front of the four way intake box.

Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 16:01:07 -0500 Greg Marshall <earthboy@HOME.COM>
writes:
> Hi all,
>
> Today after an hour drive my van decided it likes to idle at very
> high rpm's.  I
> don't have a tach, but it's idling so high that if i let the clutch
> out in first
> gear it'll drive without me pressing the gas pedal.  My first
> thought was that
> the throttle cable or switch was stuck.  I checked, and that wasn't
> the case.
> Where do I go next?  I was looking at the section on setting idle
> speed in the
> bentley, but my suspicion is that the problem is more than just a
> matter of
> minor adjustment.  It happened so suddenly and it's such a drastic
> difference.
> The problem is also sporadic (somewhat).  For a moment today the
> idle did settle
> down, but not for long, pretty soon it went flying back up again.  I
> was turning
> the van off at stop lights because it was reving away so hard.  The
> van is an 82
> aircooled, california model.  The PO removed the idle stablizer, but
> i've had
> the van for three years and that's never been a problem. What shall
> I do?
>
> thanks all,
>
> greg.
> 82 westy.
>
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