Adam this is the engine with the new heads correct. then if the manifold vacuum is low that will cause the poor idle. where is the valve adjustment I asuume it was not preloaded when you installed the heads but the valves do pound into the seats and the valve clearance does change. thats where I would start Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Vanagon man To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM ; Robert Donalds Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 8:38 PM Subject: Vacuum readings from my 88 good or bad; was digitool data
Troubleshooting my problem...continued........ vacuum is 9-10 inches of vacuum at idle.....when i add throttle it goes up to 15 in, then when i quickly cut back to idle momentarily goes to 25 then quickly holds 9-10 inches....... Any thoughts?
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