Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 09:07:32 -0400
Reply-To: Marla Stelk <mjstelk@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Marla Stelk <mjstelk@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Continuity question plus
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Hi Doug - Well I'm hoping to be in Connecticut for my 15 yr high school
reunion if I can get my van going again! :)
I'll try the wiring and relay suggestion and see how it goes - I just took
apart the rubber intake boot and throttle body yesterday to look at the
throttle switch. Didn't see any cracks or anything on the boot but I must
admit I didn't look really closely. So I'll look at it again. One thing I
did notice was a couple of drops of antifreeze inside the boot - is this
really bad...? And some oil residue........The throttle switch was covered
in oil from when my tranmsission/differential seal blew out and my engine
compartment got covered in oil, so I cleaned it off, but then haven't been
able to see if I did any good yet, because it won't start. Don't worry -
yes I did clean off most of the rest of the oil a long time ago - the switch
is just kind of hidden. Arg - so I'll start with the starter - thanks for
the info!
Peace,
Marla
>From: vanagons@ntplx.net
>To: Marla Stelk <mjstelk@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re: Continuity question plus
>Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 20:15:01 -0400
>
>Marla,
>You gotta move closer to CT! Your 4.9 Ohms is OK, and if the ISV is
>buzzing,
>it's probably OK. Now, I just had to install a relay for my starter, ('85
>Westy) because the wiring is, well, OLD! I bought a 20Amp/12Volt Radio
>Snack
>special, and mounted it under the bench seat. I ran a new wire (fused, of
>course) from the battery to the relay. Now she starts EVERY time I turn the
>key, no more waiting three seconds for the electrons to make it down that
>old,
>weak original wire.
>As for the problem idle, remove and inspect the rubber intake boot between
>the
>AFM, and the throttle body for cracks, or splits.
>Hope this helps,
>Doug (yes, the bulb guy)
>
>Marla Stelk wrote:
>
> > Hi volks,
> >
> > So I'm still trying to figure out my idling problems, and I have a
>question
> > about testing the continuity on the throttle valve. I tested it on my
> > multimeter (from the wire end coming from the valve) and the continuity
> > reading said 4.9 - I don't know if thats good or bad.
> >
> > My van now won't turn over but its only happened once on Sunday and once
> > today, Saturday. I've cleaned all the wire contacts I can think of in
>on
> > the starter solanoid and in the engine compartment. I did that actually
> > Monday and it started up afterward. I can tell that my new ISV is
> > vibrating, my ECU looks okay from the outside - no apparent exposure to
>any
> > water or coolant leaks, no burnt wires. Same with the ISCU. I can hear
>my
> > fuel pump buzzing, too, now which I never noticed before. I also
>unplugged
> > my oxygen sensor and it didn't seem to affect the idle. But now it just
> > won't turn over again. Any suggestions of where to go from here?
> >
> > Peace,
> > Marla
> > '87 Westy GL Vana Morrison
> >
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