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Date:         Mon, 7 Apr 1997 16:23:16 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Tony Moore" <tony@moorelab.com>
Subject:      '86 idle revisited and other comments

Hi Volks,

Just got back from a 5 day trip and the strange idles is back! To recap, I recently bought this '86 Weekender (auto tranny) for my wife an among many other ailments (mainly fi and the dreaded ECU) the idle with rise to around 3000 in park and neutral. After replacing the 02 sensor with a generic Bosch 3 wire, the problem was reduced to sporadic and then disappeared after I replaced the thermo which was stuck on open, making to bus run *very* cool. (BTW, did a complete flush/replace while I was at it). Anyway, the sporadic high and surging idle is back after our long 5 day trip. There really is no pattern to speak of, it has done this in all weather and at all other variables without any predictability. Any suggestions on where to begin again?

Also, the power steering is killer! Anyone who thinks other wise should try driving across Illinois in the Spring!

I also realized that many of my drivability complaints with my '83 were due to bad tires. I went with the Michelin 195's as I waited until it was too late to order the Yoko's. Regardless, they made a *HUGE* difference. These winds would have made my '83 with old Sears tires totally undrivable, really.

Lastly, I love the automatic tranny in city driving, but I sure miss the manual on the highway. Definitely not as responsive at higher speeds. However, the '86 2.1L auto did cruise all day at 75 or so with no difference in MPG at all from the '83 1.9L manual. Go figure.

All in all, I like the '86 much more...

tony


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