2K Bogging update - Aux Air Valve Question

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

No don't remove it.  It helps even out the idle and smooth running.  Just
put on a new hose.  I think I might even have some if you can't find any.

On 1/19/06, Cory Langford <Cory_Langford@bcit.ca> wrote:
>
> I think I may have tracked down the culprit for my leaning out at 2K.   I
> was just going over some of the connections looking once again for a vac
> leak when I happen to move the tube that goes from the TB to the Aux Air
> valve.  I noticed that when pushed a certain way it hisses when released
> it does not.
>
> It looks like the small piece of rubber that connects the tube to the Aux
> air valve probably has a crack in it. I did the typical Canadian fix and
> duct taped it :)   Car runs much better this morning.  On the way to work,
> it still stutters occasionally, but not nearly as bad as before.  So this
> weekend I am going to pull off the tube and redo the connections to see if
> it helps.
>
> QUESTION:
>
> has anyone actually removed this system from their car?   I know on the
> newer digi cars you can remove the ISV and still have a decent idling car
> (around here we don't really have a need for the ISV as the temps don't
> swing that much).  It will idle a little rough for a few minutes but it is
> acceptable.  A common thing on the G60s up here (rather than a reroute).
>
> So I was wondering how the CIS system would handle not having the valve to
> stabilize the idle.  Anyone tried it?  I thought I might, but I don't want
> to go down that road and have to put it all back together again if someone
> else has already figured out that removal of the aux air valve will make
> the car undrivable.
>
> TIA
>
>
> Cory Langford
> '86 Roc turbo,
> '78 Roc turbo - Daily driver project,
> '65 Ghia Coupe
> 95 Eurovan, etc, etc... :)
>
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1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
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