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Date:         Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:28:11 -0400
Reply-To:     Pete O <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Pete O <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Idle Surge
Comments: To: Nik Maravich <nikmaravich@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <EB9DFE6E-BC01-423F-8987-C1E575CA0903@gmail.com>
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is the Idle Air Control Valve working? You can kind of hear it humming when it is working properly. Unplug it when the motor is surging and see what happens.

I had the same problem a few years ago. New valve helped out, but unplugging it worked in the meantime.

Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "JoesVan" WWW.Busesbythebeach.org <http://WWW.Busesbythebeach.com>

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 01:17, Nik Maravich <nikmaravich@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all > > I recently developed a problem that has me stumped. I have an 87 Vanagon > GL with the 2.1 When she idles I get a really intense idle surge. normally > between 1 and the second line above on on the tach. Sometimes when I stop > the idle will remain at almost 2 on the tach before slowing down to normal > idle speed. Once there it will begin to surge again. Has anyone experienced > this problem and if so how did u fix it? Also at idle it sounds like a > whistle or a leak somewhere but my friend and I couldn't find it. Thank u > in advance


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