Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 21:20:05 +0000
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 1988 Vanagon GL tintop
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Was there supposed to be a link?
Jim
On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 2:54 PM Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Picture in the GW link. They are dated, but I’ve used both early and late
> dates and each worked in my ’87.
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> Stuart
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> *From:* Jim Felder [mailto:jim.felder@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 13, 2016 11:56 AM
> *To:* Stuart MacMillan
> *Cc:* vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> *Subject:* Re: 1988 Vanagon GL tintop
>
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>
> I am pretty sure I have at least one of these. Anyone have a picture or a
> part number?
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>
> Jim
>
> On Saturday, February 13, 2016, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> When this exact thing happened to me my idle control module was fried.
> It's in the air intake behind the right tail light in a bracket mounted on
> the back wall. It's expensive, see if you can borrow one before you buy
> one. http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?v=&id=23468
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of John Rodgers
> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 10:33 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 1988 Vanagon GL tintop
>
> Today the new (to me) ECU with Shoebox Monitor pigtail, arrived. Took,it
> to the shop and the mechanic there installed it. The new 7.5 fuse was in
> place and the new 2003 TDI starter turned the engine easily. With the
> replacement ECU in place, the engine fired right up. However, there were
> two immediate problems.
>
> The engine hunted up and down rapidly over a significat range of rpm. As
> the engine warmed this tended to disappear.
>
> The other problem was that the engine idled way to high, about 1800 rpm.
> Shut it down, pulled the O2 connector, and the ISV connector, and started
> again. Engine idled nicely at 850 rpm!
>
> What to do with this situation I don't know at this point. The ISV was
> working just fine, Could hear it buzzing beautifully. Left the isv
> unplugged but hooked up the O2 connection and 5he rpm jumped to 1400 rpm.
> Don't know what to make of it.
>
> Reseated the front wheel bearings and retorqued the spindle lock nuts and
> peened them down. Greased the C/V'S.
>
> MONDAY I pick up my magic carpet!!!
>
> Comments and opinions appreciated.
>
> John
>
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