Date:         Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:38 -0700
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [vanagon] help with a cold starting issue
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>  Got an 86 vanagon that doesn't idle high enough when first started....
>  Any suggestions? My tentative diagnosis is the idle stabilizer is fine but
> it isn't getting a signal for some reason. I think there are other idling
> issues as well; when I crank the steering wheel and the vehicle is idling,
> the rpm drops, but not a lot.

How do you know the idle stabilizer is "fine"?  If the idle air valve
isn't buzzing when you turn the key to ON, the there's something wrong
with the idle stabilizer unit, the air valve, or the wiring between
them. The valves do go out, but the usual culprit is the little black
box behind the right tail light--- particularly if the part number
ends in "B" rather than "D". Follow the simple diagnostic procedure in
the Bentley, pg 24.53.

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
'90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"