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Date:         Wed, 5 Sep 2007 15:49:02 -0400
Reply-To:     "T.M." <tinkerman007@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "T.M." <tinkerman007@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
Comments: To: Jon K <jon@KENNEKE.COM>

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:18:39 -0700, jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM> wrote:

>That is the problem: a working unit.

Yep, that's what I thought and wrote..

> The one I have (the pictured one) is kaput.

A German words fits a VW perfectly...

>True. But, a 555 can be "configured" to output saw, sine, etc. waves.

Sure, but again, if it's not necessary, why invest time?

> One thing I can do quickly is put a 'scope on the hall and post that pic.

Great. Do you have a portable scope at hand? I sometimes try recording with my sound card, while making sure the target is floating electrically (otherwise ground problems occur). And just now I saw a Oscilloscope s/w application for a PDA sound card...

>Our only gas Vanagon is my wife's 86, and she gets nervous when I am >digging around with meters and stuff on her car. I've got some large >maintenance project planned on her van in November, so that is a good >time to play with her ISCU. ;)

Think of a new meaning to ISCU...(wife's idle stabilization control, when you start digging around with meters on her car...:-) )

>> BTW, did you see the pictures I posted? Do you still want me to send them >> to you too? > >I didn't see the pics. Send them on to me, and I'll include them on the >site.

I tried sending them to you but gmail crashed after 5 pics. Read your pmail. cheers.


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