FI or ISV? BTW '88 80Q

[bludodger at att.net]

'88 80q
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Blu
'88 80q--185,000mi.
> i had that problem before.
>
> if cleaning isv is no avail
> check vacuum leaks, also air intake boot.
> if all fails, then its injectors.
>
> what car BTW.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <bludodger at att.net>
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 11:49 PM
> Subject: FI or ISV?
>
>
> > Hey Listers--
> >
> > Just a preliminary question or two about a problem I
> > have been having.
> >
> > Seems that there is a problem with my car upon starting,
> > where the car will not hold idle @ 800-1000 RPM.
> > Instead, it will linger around 650 or less. When I step
> > on the accelerator it will rev and drive fine. However,
> > at the next stop, when clutched, the car will return to
> > the poor idle or even stall. This problem does not
> > always happen (but its happening more and more---as in 1
> > every 2 starts or so)and is NOT weather or temperature
> > related (as far as I can tell). I have noticed that when
> > the problem occurs, if I turn the ignition off and then
> > restart, the car will idle correctly (almost as if
> > it "resets" itself). Also in Stop and Go traffic the car
> > will develop this problem even if originally(at the
> > start of the trip) it was idling properly.
> >
> > I have replaced the ISV with a used one and there seems
> > to be no major change in performance. Any other ideas?
> > What else should I consider? FUel injection? yikes I
> > hope not.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for all your valuable help
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Blu
> > '88 80q--185,000mi.
> >
>