> > > There may well be emissions implications, I dunno. > This is probably likely, because my 82 california van had an Idle stabalizer, and 49 state and canadian vans of that year did not have the stabalizer. Greg 82 westy.
> > >Interesting. I had not about how it might be limited to control only over > >an rpm band. Certainly the observable effect is as you described, but do > >we know if the circuitry is actually designed for a specific rpm band or > >whether its effects are just more observable at the lower rpms? > > Rev the engine and watch the timing smooth out as speed increases... > > > Regardless, it is still active, "on" circuitry at all rpm's and > > therefore subject to causing problems at all rpms when it begins to fail, > > which is really the point I wanted to make. > > Absolutely. It can blow at any seam... > > d > > -- > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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