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=1655133091
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³If you have a wandering idle, or a stalling engine, and can't figure out
why, this may need replacing to cure the problem.²
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It can also be viewed at;
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These are the only things I can personally imagine it could be...
Group what¹s your thoughts?
Regards to all,.
Rob
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Rob
NYC/Long Beach, NY
88 Wolfsburg, Silver
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on 5/12/06 3:10 PM, Jason Willenbrock at pooncerelli@hotmail.com wrote:
> hi robert,
> same problem here, replaced idle stab and no change. i just manually
> adjusted the idle lower. the prob with that however is the potential of the
> van stalling on first start up when idling until it is warm thru. so don't
> know exactly the cause i more or less just deal. incidentally i keep my
> idle at about 900+-. 1500 is way high, that's when i started to tinker. if
> you get some better advice i'd like to know as i have been dealing with this
> for a couple of years, and i replace icu, stabilizewr, o2 sensor and fiddled
> with grounds as well, nothing worked.
> just some thoughts
> jason
>
>
>> From: robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
>> Reply-To: robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Idle issues - cold is fine, warm is high
>> Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 13:53:05 -0400
>>
>> So I have been taking the van on some long and short drives lately and have
>> been noticing a strange thing with idle and need your collective wisdom.
>>
>> To preface this the O2 sensor was replaced, the van has had a complete
>> tune-up as well with standard new tune-up parts.
>>
>> THE ISSUE:
>> I have noticed that if I start the van from a cold start that sometimes it
>> take a couple cranks with the starter to to get it started. (Normal?)
>> Battery is new, just 3 months old.
>>
>> Once it does start it idles at around 1,000 on the gauge. (Normal?), when
>> driving and and at a stop light it hangs at 1,000-1,100 when cold.
>>
>> If the van is running for a while the idle increases to 1,100-1,400 on the
>> gauge. (Normal?) It feels like it¹s revving way to high..
>>
>> When engine is really hot from a long 3hour trip I saw it go up to 1,500 on
>> the gauge when I was stopped at a stoplight! I new something was wrong
>> then.
>>
>> Do I need to adjust the idle itself to be lower?
>> Or What needs replacement?
>> Idle stabilizer?
>>
>> So what do I need to do?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your suggestions..
>>
>>
>> --
>> Rob
>> NYC/Long Beach, NY
>> 88 Wolfsburg, Silver, 212,000 Miles
>
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