> however, cold starts are a pain, because the Idle Stabilizer Valve (ISV) keeps I haven't noticed cold start problems with the idle stabilizer disconnected yet (and its been cold). And, that makes me wonder about your terminology. When you say valve, I think of a mechanical valve opening and closing - like the auxilary air valve -- it opens and closes to let more or less air in the engine. But, when I say idle stabilizer, I'm thinking of the little green box on the left side of my van with two funny shaped plugs that I can connect together. > the engine idling at 1000 rpm when cold. The operation of the valve is related > to the signal from the Temp II sensor to the ECU. Cold, the ECU circuit So bypassing idle stabilizer cuts off the signal from the TempII sensor as well? Interesting, and that would explain the difficult cold starts. > I two would like to know why this problem with the ISV even exists. I have not > found a solution except maybe replacing the thing, and its an ex-ensive item > on the later vans. I think its $25-30 on my van, not too bad to replace. Thanks for the reply blake |
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