Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:03:13 -0500
Reply-To: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Strange Idle behavior: Cause found
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The part number is on the ISV. Just compare.
On 11/20/08, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:
> Glad you solved it, sorry you paid $229. Ouch.
>
> Does anybody know if the ISV from digifant Golf/Jettas are compatible?
> I have a bucket with about 10 ISV's from these cars.
>
> They can't all be bad...
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Don Hanson
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:24 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Strange Idle behavior: Cause found
>
> A few days ago, I posted that my Digifant injected inline VW four banger was
> misbehaving. Newer Vanagons share the same injection system, so this may
> come in handy if you encounter an Oscillating or 'hunting' idle. Mine did
> that for a bit, going from normal idle up to around 2000 rpm and back down
> in a regular cycle (about 4 seconds to complete the cycle). Then, the idle
> became steady at the high rate..around 2000 rpms..
> After some testing, I replaced the idle control valve. A pricey item,
> cylindrical and silver with two hose connections and an electrical input
> connector. I found one for $229 online and now all is well again. I tried
> cleaning it first, using brake cleaner, but no worky.. For a temporary fix,
> should this happen while away from home, you can simply clamp off the small
> inlet hose, between the intake and the idle control valve, with a pair of
> vicegrips. This might make the engine idle a little touchy when cold, but
> it will keep the idle revs low enough to drive the van and it doesn't seem
> to affect any other performance.
> Don Hanson
>
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