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RE: Idle?

clean out the idle stabilizer valve with some carb cleaner.  make sure
the idle switch is working and is being activated by the throttle when
it closes.

chris
86 16V scirocco

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>From: 	Robert Whitney[SMTP:whitneyr@thomas.edu]
>Sent: 	Thursday, January 28, 1999 8:45 AM
>To: 	'scirocco-l@scirocco.org'
>Subject: 	Idle?
>
>I just got a 'very' used '85 scirocco. The body has 200,000 + miles, and he
>said the engine has 100,000. I believe it's a JH motor. I have a problem
>with the idle. When you start the car it idles at around 1700 rpm's, then
>after a minute it drops to 500 rpm's, and will sometimes stall. About a
>minute after it drops to 500 rpm's it jumps back up to maybe 1500 rpm's, and
>slowly goes down to about 1200 rpm's and kind of stays there. It will idle
>at 1200 but about once a second it will change to 1000 or 1300 rpm's (it
>jumps back and forth), I would really like to get the idle perfectly smooth.
>I have no idea about the cars history. Could this be attributed to the ox
>sensor, or is that too much of an idle difference? Thanks for your info.
>-Rob
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