Date:         Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:02:09 -0400
Reply-To:     John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
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Dean ~ High idle for a total of maybe 3 minutes. I kept it shut down when
traffic stopped. Temp did get warm enough to trigger the low speed fan.  jm

John Meeks
'91 Vanagon MV Phoenix
Stock 2.1 250K miles
Northern Michigan

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On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 1:43 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>                 John
>
>         I actually wouldn't be terribly concerned about a Short period of
> 3K NoLoad RPM even on
>
> NewRings as long as everything was getting WellOiled & ProperlyCooled ~
> Just how much 3K
>
> time are we talking about?
>
>         I recently encountered an H2OBoxr that did not want to IdleDown ~
> don't remember how
>
> high the Revs were ~ not as high as 3K ~ maybe closer to 2K ~ & the
> culprit turned out to be
>
> the IdleStabilizerControlModule/**Relay ( in front of the Pass'Side tail
> light )
>
>                                                         ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
>
> On 11 Oct , 2013, at 7:48 AM, John Meeks wrote:
>
>  On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@turbovans.com
>> >**wrote:
>>
>>  I wouldn't be too concerned about a short period of 3K no-load rpm.
>>> If it was brand new rings or something ..then yes, but on a well used
>>> engine that's fairly healthy, with decent oil in it, I wouldn't give it a
>>> thought.
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks Scott,
>>
>> I DO have brand new rings. Did those a week ago along with the head
>> gaskets.  OUCH!
>>
>> I'm wondering if the extra heat from 20 minutes of stop and go traffic had
>> some effect on something in the idle control circuit or ECU like expanding
>> solder joints or the like.
>>
>> John
>>
>
>