[V6-12v] No Idle

[Jamescarstuff at aol.com]

I agree totally, that's by far the most likely explanation for the symptoms 
you're describing. If it doesn't work, send another email as there are some 
more possibilities, although they're distinctly less probable.

By the way, Elliott - I did once try (half-heartedly) to get the ISV off. I 
found it rather puzzling, as I have the workshop manual with a seemingly clear 
diagram of how it comes off the head. I'd undone all the nuts on the thing 
that I could see, and that were in the diagram, yet it still wouldn't budge. I 
didn't spend long on it, as it was the least likely candidate for the problem 
(in fact it did prove to be something else entirely on that occasion). But since 
it's come up, is there some kind of trick to getting those off, or do they 
get stuck on, and need a gentle tap with a rubber mallet, or something?

James

In a message dated 15/8/04 5:10:17 pm, mailinglist at eep.burdell.org writes:


> On Sun, 15 Aug 2004, Nathan Widmyer wrote:
> 
> > I went to start up the ol Audi last night and instead of idling at
> > it's usual place, it went down to about 200RPM's.  I gave it some gas
> > to feather the engine and the tach went up then back down and the
> > headlights dimmed.  I gave it a little more gas to feather then hover
> > the RPM's at around 2000 and then released the clutch.  I let it move
> > about a foot then pushed in the clutch and it idled properly from then
> > on.
> 
> It may be as simple as a sticky idle stabilizer valve ... you might try
> http://www.12v.org/maintenance/repairs/isv.php
> and see what happens.
> --
> Elliott