Date:         Tue, 25 Aug 1998 18:25:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Mark Schrope <mschrope@VIMS.EDU>
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From:         Mark Schrope <mschrope@VIMS.EDU>
Subject:      minor idle problem
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I've been working diligently to get my 89 Wolfsburg ready for our upcoming
trip from Virginia to Santa Cruz, CA via Minnesota. New thermostat, new
fuel hoses, new brake fluid, repacked CVs, and everything else I could
think of

 I finally got a chance to pull my throttle housing and clean it and the
throttle switch up.  I've had an ongoing coldstart stalling problem that
seemed to be almost cleared up by the cleanup and setting the switch to
0.8mm as recommended by a post a while back.  When I set the switch to the
Bentley specified .05 to.1 mm gap, the problem seems to persist.  Anybody
know for sure whether the Bentley listed gap is correct?  This seems like
an awfully small gap.  Could it be that my 10 year old switch just works
better now with a larger gap?

One more question which I know is minor but just trying to get everything
in top shape.  I'm not sure whether this popped up after my recent work or
not, but now most of the time after I drive around for a while my idle
stays at about 100 RPMs higher than my normal 950 or so.  sometimes it will
come back down to 950 if I idle for a while.  When I start the car it is
always at 950.  Any suggestions on what is causing this higher idle?  All
info is much appreciated.

Mark



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Mark Schrope
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
PO Box 1346
Route 1208, Greate Road
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
mschrope@vims.edu
(804)684-7220 [office]   (804)684-7675 or 7007    [labs]
(804)684-7250 [fax]
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