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Date:         Sun, 8 Sep 2002 09:44:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Chris Schaefer <vanagon@1REALITY.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris Schaefer <vanagon@1REALITY.ORG>
Subject:      Re: idle stabilizer problem....
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Whoops forgot to mention that this repeats apparently indefinately ( though I didn't really let the engine get hot, only somewhat warm ).

-C-

At 7:46 PM -0700 9/7/02, Chris Schaefer wrote: >Hello folks: > I've got one for you. I just bought an '87 w/ a waterboxer. I'm >not new to vanagons though, I had a very creaky I4 conversion for 5 >years. So today as I prepare for my CA smog I decide to adjust the >rather high idle down to something reasonable. In the process I >notice a disconnected wire, which turns out to lead to the idle >stabilizer valve. I plug it in and restart the van. Now I have a >"hunting" idle which runs the engine at about 2500-3000 (3-4 seconds) >and then drops it down to 500-750 (1-2 seconds). This is clear >incorrect behavior. So, what should I look for? how should I >proceed? > >-C-

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