Date:         Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:59:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: high idle when hot
Comments: To: jerry baldwin <jlbaldwin52@GMAIL.COM>
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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
>
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