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Date:         Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:29:16 -0800
Reply-To:     Aaron Brady <aaron@PAHRUMP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Aaron Brady <aaron@PAHRUMP.COM>
Subject:      Fw: High idle
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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> From: CanineWolf <CanineWolf@AOL.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: High idle
> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 10:24 PM
>
> On my 87 syncro gl I had this problem.  The 2000 idel seems to slow down
once
> the van is warmed up but besides that check out where the throttle runs
into
> the engine.  Where there is a spring that holds it back, check its
stength,
> mine was not strong at all and the throttle would not return all the way.
 I
> cleaned it all the gunk out of the throttle arean and then shortened the
> spring up and all is basically good now.  I'd check this out and then
move on
> to perhaps your idel stabilizer...maybe that needs a good cleaning.  Hope
this
> helps.
>
> Tim G
> 87 gl syncro(162k)
>
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