Idle fluctuates - sticky ISV

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <352EEE7F.AF4C49FD@MCIONE.com> four.rings@MCIONE.com writes:

> When the engine was apart, I couldn't resist the temptation to clean up
> the ISV (for the first time in 10 years of the car's life) and in my
> useless quest for perfection and unwarranted zeal, I washed the ISV in
> the carb cleaner, then in the brake cleaner, then in hot water.
> Looks like I damaged whatever was inside the ISV. Has anyone ever
> successfully taken it apart AND reassembled it back?

The microfiche practically screams at you NOT to touch the moving parts
with _anything_.

There seem to be three types of ISV - the early and late rotary ones,
and the long solenoid jobbie fitted to the MC/MB.  What _I_ do to
clean them is to cover the end hole with aluminium foil (you _can_ use
aluminum foil), stand it upright, and spray some carb cleaner into the
side hole.  Leave overnight, and blow out in the morning.

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 Phil Payne
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