makes me think of the electronic idle control system acting up. I have heard of, and seen, a 2.1 waterboxer engine just jumping to very very high idle, intermittlantly, and scarily.......and that's what it was. scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "jerry baldwin" <jlbaldwin52@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 9:21 AM Subject: high idle when hot
>I just got back from a quick trip to Cleveland from Peterborough ON . The > van ran great (87 Westy 2.1 Watterboxer) except when we got caught in a > traffic jam. It was about 80 degrees out and the temp gauge went up to > just > above the indicator light. when this happened the idle went up to 2200 - > 3000 . When we got going aging and the temp went down the Idle returned to > normal. I could hear the ran fan working. Ideas on what I should check ? > > Jerry > > -- > Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you > didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail > away > from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. > Dream. > Discover. ~ Mark Twain |
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