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Date:         Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:18:26 -0800
Reply-To:     jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM
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From:         Jeff at Vanagonparts <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sudden High idle
Comments: To: BenT <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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BenT,

Be careful with spraying that carb cleaner. The service manager at a shop I worked at once lost his eye brows looking for a vacuum leak with carb cleaner... ouch!

Really high idle on a late model usually means bad idle stabilizer control unit.... ouch again!

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of BenT Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 7:49 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Sudden High idle

Peter,

Check in the archives under "Vanagon Syndrome". There tons of posts on this problem. Before you run out and start buying AFM's, harness patches, idle controllers, ECU, and tantalum resistors, look at the basic stuff first.

Very frequently, the ECU is fooled into changing your air/fuel ratios by a leaky exhaust or a vacuum leak. Example would be a leaky exhaust. The oxygen sensor may read a lean condition when some of the exhaust gasses are bypassing hte sensor. You can find vacuum leaks by spraying carb cleaner around the suspect areas while the problem is happening. It it goes away during a spraying session, look in that area for a leak.

That is not to say you have none of the typical causes present. It's just much cheaper to start with the free stuff. Find things like leaks and broken wires.

BenT

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:11:01 -0800, The Shaws <mindthegap01@comcast.net> wrote: > Last week my 87 2.1L engine started idling high. I turned off the engine and > it went away but that tactic is not working any more. The idle is up to > about 2000. When cold or warm. > > What should I check? > > thanks in advance. > > peter >

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