Date:         Thu, 7 Oct 1999 08:58:13 -0700
Reply-To:     John-Reed Maffeo <rlpa80@EMAIL.SPS.MOT.COM>
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From:         John-Reed Maffeo <rlpa80@EMAIL.SPS.MOT.COM>
Subject:      Idle Stabilizer. How does it work? and Did I fix it?
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I was messing around in the engine compartment of my '86
Syncro - Glacie the other day trying to figure out how to cure
the problem that I was having i.e. no "oomph" comming away from
a stoplight.

On a whim I pulled off the rubber connector between the
idle stabilizer unit and the intake manifold. This connector
also has a tiny tube that plugs into the side.

Inside the the rubber connector where the tiny tube plugs in,
there is what I assume to be a "jet" of some kind. I call it
a jet because it seems perform a similar function to a jet
in a carburator.

This little jet thingy was constricted with oily dust. I used
a little wire to poke out the gunk.

When I reassembled everything my problem is gone!

Could this repair have really fixed the problem?

TIA

John-Reed Maffeo
Mesa, AZ