I had to adjust my AFM spring tension to a richer open loop mixture to get my surging to stop. My spring is backed off about 15 notches. When I run in closed loop my digitool shows the ecu is still correcting the mixture to spec. If you adjust the afm spring you may want to test drive it in a parking lot or something. When I was experimenting and tightened the afm spring, the van had no power just off of idle, which is not a good thing when you are in a busy intersection! Mark Ingalls
>From: Bob Whitby <rpwhitby@MINDSPRING.COM> >Reply-To: Bob Whitby <rpwhitby@MINDSPRING.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: rotten idle surge -- a thought >Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 17:54:30 -0700 > >The PO of my 87 Westy burned out the AC compressor. Instead of replacing >the unit she just cut the wires and belt. Could the cut wiring have an >effect on the "surging" idle, seeing as there is supposedly a switch >between the AC compressor and the idle stabilizer valve to increase to bump >up the idle with the AC is on, similar to the full-lock switch for the >power steering? > >By the way, Bentley shows no such switch for my '87. Does't show controls >on the dash for the AC either. > >How would I check this? Ground the switch wire perhaps? > >Dear god let it be... I'm completely out of ideas otherwise and the thing >is practically undrivable without disconnecting the 02 sensor. Then mileage >goes to poop. >Bob W.
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