Re: Audi 5000s Idle Stabilizer Valve

[ejfluhr@ulc231.residence.gatech.edu]

> From the obvious, I'd say the valve is for smooth idling when the engine 
> is cold. The thing obviously works, but I'm thinking its supposed to shut 
> off when the engine is warm, and its just not doing that. If I were to 
> keep this sucker plugged in (as is), I'd wear out my brakes in no time, 
> and I'd have to wonder what it would do to fuel economy. 
> Think its simply a matter of adjusting something, or is the valve dead?
 
Could someone have disconnected the stabilizer, and then upped the
fuel mixture or idle setting to compensate for it?

A similar thing like this happened on my '85 GT, when the idle switch
was dead.  The car idled ok, but the duty cycle was way out of spec.
Fixing the switch allowed me to adjust the mixture correctly.

Good luck,
Eric

Eric J. Fluhr                    gt6493c@prism.gatech.edu :: Georgia Tech!
http://ulc231.residence.gatech.edu/                      '85 Audi Coupe GT
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