Date:         Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:19:13 EDT
Reply-To:     Ccsvanagon@WMCONNECT.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris Snyder <Ccsvanagon@WMCONNECT.COM>
Subject:      Not running right
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Good morning list:

I need some help with my 1987 Vanagon.

I took my van in to get the A/C compressor replaced and afterwards, my
mechanic didn't like the way it was idling (rough) so he checked the timing and when
he put it to the 5 degrees BTDS it would hardly idle so he put it back where
it was and checked both the idle stabilizer and the little black box behind
the tail light assembly and when he disconnected it would die. also when he
disconnected the stabilizer that sits on top of the engine it would almost stall
the engine so we are guessing they are working but neither of the units are
"Humming" as I have been told they (Or one of them are surpose to do) so then he
attempted to adjust the air flow meter and the idle air screw which did help
the idle but, it's still not as it should be.

Before he did anything when the engine was cold it would die until it wormed
up and then it was fine except that in park it would have an idle speed of
about 1500 until you shut the engine off then it would idle at 700 until you
drove it a little not, after the adjustments it idles at about 700 all the time
but, it is somewhat sluggish. And not as much power.

Any help here would be appreciated. My mechanic is not a VW mechanic but a
good mechanic in general and is scratching his head as to what to do now.

Chris S.   </HTML>