[V6-12v] No Idle

[Elliott Potter]

There are just three studs and then the thing pulls straight off.  You
want to be a bit careful because the studs thread in to a rubber block,
so if you hit it too hard or tighten the nuts too much when you're done
you'll strip them out.

It shouldn't take too much effort to pull the ISV off the rubber gasket
though; but there's enough other stuff in that area that maybe it was
just caught on something.
--
Elliott

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 Jamescarstuff at aol.com wrote:

> I agree totally, that's by far the most likely explanation for the sympto=
ms
> you're describing. If it doesn't work, send another email as there are so=
me
> 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 thin=
g
> that I could see, and that were in the diagram, yet it still wouldn't bud=
ge. I
> didn't spend long on it, as it was the least likely candidate for the pro=
blem
> (in fact it did prove to be something else entirely on that occasion). Bu=
t since
> it's come up, is there some kind of trick to getting those off, or do the=
y
> 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.=A0 I gave it some g=
as
> > > to feather the engine and the tach went up then back down and the
> > > headlights dimmed.=A0 I gave it a little more gas to feather then hov=
er
> > > the RPM's at around 2000 and then released the clutch.=A0 I let it mo=
ve
> > > about a foot then pushed in the clutch and it idled properly from the=
n
> > > 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
>