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03-02-2009, 01:39 AM

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Filh, while the exact cause of the problem is far from clear, there is one
solution that seems to work. If you can lower/stabilise the idle by
blocking the air bypass opening on a warm engine, then de-activate the
thermostatic idle-up valve.

The easiest way to do this is either (1) pull the valve off the throttle body
and make a blank gasket from some suitable waterproof gasket
material. Use this to replace the standard paper gasket. With no hole for
air to pass thru, the valve is blocked. Easy and reversible.

Alternatively (2) remove the thermostatic valve completely, and replace
it with an aluminium blanking plate. In this case you can remove or loop
the water heating hoses, and gain the benefit of a cooler throttle body Smile

Cheers... jondee86

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Idle problems - filh - 02-21-2009, 10:57 PM

[] - tolisspi - 02-21-2009, 11:44 PM

[] - filh - 02-22-2009, 01:00 AM

[] - gtsr54321 - 02-22-2009, 06:44 AM

[] - jondee86 - 02-22-2009, 10:30 AM

[] - Ivan141 - 02-22-2009, 11:53 AM

[] - filh - 02-22-2009, 03:38 PM

[] - The Doctor - 02-22-2009, 04:01 PM

[] - Sanity Clause - 02-22-2009, 07:55 PM

[] - filh - 02-23-2009, 01:00 AM

[] - filh - 02-25-2009, 12:36 AM

[] - Sanity Clause - 02-26-2009, 06:41 PM

[] - filh - 02-28-2009, 01:01 AM

[] - jondee86 - 02-28-2009, 10:14 AM

[] - parrot - 02-28-2009, 01:10 PM

[] - Sanity Clause - 02-28-2009, 02:26 PM

[] - filh - 03-01-2009, 02:24 AM

[] - parrot - 03-01-2009, 03:21 AM

[] - jondee86 - 03-01-2009, 04:16 AM

[] - JonnyAE86 - 03-01-2009, 05:21 AM

[] - filh - 03-01-2009, 07:57 PM

[] - jondee86 - 03-02-2009 01:39 AM

[] - filh - 03-05-2009, 01:26 AM

Suddenly, it all makes sense :) - jondee86 - 03-05-2009, 10:02 AM

[] - Snejk - 03-06-2009, 06:34 PM

[] - filh - 03-11-2009, 01:54 AM

[] - alimonos - 03-11-2009, 10:20 AM

[] - filh - 03-12-2009, 01:14 AM

Bouncing Idle - shawnho - 03-30-2009, 07:45 AM

Re: Bouncing Idle - jondee86 - 03-30-2009, 08:43 AM

[] - filh - 03-30-2009, 01:43 PM

Bouncing Idle Fixed - shawnho - 04-01-2009, 04:03 AM

[] - filh - 09-16-2010, 10:44 PM

Ghost in the machine :) - jondee86 - 09-17-2010, 12:03 AM

[] - filh - 09-21-2010, 10:57 PM

[] - max_ae86 - 12-23-2010, 10:18 AM

[] - max_ae86 - 12-24-2010, 09:33 AM

[] - max_ae86 - 12-25-2010, 08:05 PM

[] - max_ae86 - 12-26-2010, 05:16 PM

[] - Hachi - 12-26-2010, 05:27 PM

[] - Ivan141 - 12-26-2010, 06:15 PM

[] - Hachi - 12-26-2010, 07:59 PM

[] - jondee86 - 12-26-2010, 10:16 PM

[] - max_ae86 - 12-26-2010, 11:11 PM

[] - max_ae86 - 12-26-2010, 11:34 PM

[] - Hachi - 12-27-2010, 02:34 AM

[] - max_ae86 - 12-27-2010, 10:03 AM

[] - max_ae86 - 12-27-2010, 10:58 AM

[] - irishtwincam - 01-13-2011, 12:49 PM

[] - max_ae86 - 01-13-2011, 01:23 PM

[] - max_ae86 - 01-13-2011, 01:34 PM

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