Date:         Tue, 23 May 2006 19:49:52 -0600
Reply-To:     David McCallum <dmccom@DIMENSIONAL.COM>
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From:         David McCallum <dmccom@DIMENSIONAL.COM>
Subject:      WTB: known good Idle Stabilizer Valve - UPDATE: problem solved!
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Thanks to John Bange and Eric Zeno for suggesting the
correct solution to my idle stabilizer problem. I had
convinced myself that the valve was terminally sticky,
not even considering that the Idle Control Module was
the culprit. Well, fortuneately, I had a spare on hand.

A 5 minute swap later, I had a *very* enjoyable test
drive, where the engine consistently dropped to proper
idle speed. It will be interesting to see how my gas
mileage, especially city driving, will be affected by
the fix...the engine was often idling at 1100rpm at
stop lights unless I tapped the pedal, and would not
cut off fuel flow on deceleration over 2000rpm as it
should. I am once again a happy camper!

Thanks also to those who offered to sell me their
spare ISV. Clearly I won't be needing those, but I
appreciate your offers.

David McCallum
'89 Westy - "Boris"

> On 5/23/06, David McCallum <dmccom@dimensional.com> wrote:
>
> I've just about had it with tapping the gas pedal to drop
> the idle to
> 900rpm. When I unplug the ISV, it drops right down. I've tried
> flushing it several times using carb cleaner, with no
> improvement. If
> anybody has a spare ISV that
> they're willing to part with at a reasonable price, please
> p-mail me.
> Thanks!

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