Date:         Sat, 23 Mar 2019 08:56:06 -0400
Reply-To:     John Lauterbach <john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Lauterbach <john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Not in R or D
Comments: To: thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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Hello Zoltan,

I don't have my '84 anymore so going from memory.  Spec idle as I remember is
950 rpm when warm, everything on and van in neutral or park.  I ran timing at 5
deg. BTC.  When you put it in gear,electronic idle stabilizer should bring idle
back up.  Idle stabilizer advances timing in distributor to keep idle constant.
Remember that when you restart the van, the O2 sensor is cut out for the first
two minutes.  I had one bad experience where I had to drive my van from FL to
Macon, GA, with a bad O2 sensor.  Idle would drop off once I had to stop for
traffic lights.

John

On Fri, 2019-03-22 at 16:03 -0700, thewestyman wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> This 1.9 with A/T does not idle at the right rpm in Reverse or Drive.
> I understand, it would drop the rpm a little but not to 400 as is now.
> I know, there is no electrical or vacuum with these A/Ts.  So, what to look for in this case?
> Interestingly it is fine while it’s still warming up, but as soon it is warmed up it won’t work as it should.
> After it’s warmed up and I have to re-start, it’s fine again for a while.
> Anyone?
> Zoltan