That is correct, if you reduce it too much you will not have a fast idle on hot restart thus causing stalls...
Regards, Trampas -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M.Affzaal.Khan Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:13 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad idle after hot soak Most Informative, and certainly worth a try before dishing out 200 for a new unit.. I assume you reduced the spring tension, to correct for wear and tear. Regards Mak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trampas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mercedes mailing list'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad idle after hot soak > Yes the idle control valve is electronically controlled. However if you take > one of the idle control valves off the car and look at the center portion > you will se a plastic cap. Taking an ice pick you can pop this cap off. > Under the cap is what looks like a threaded brass insert. By screwing in a > screw you can move this brass insert in and out. This changes the spring > tension on the actuator, the less spring tension the less current it takes > to drop idle. By playing with the spring tension I have fixed several cars > with idle problems. Of course the first thing to do is clean everything > using carburetor cleaner before playing with adjustment. > > If you are looking at getting a new idle control valve for $180 it would be > worth your time to play with the adjustment. > > Regards, > Trampas > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of M.Affzaal.Khan > Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 10:30 PM > To: Mercedes mailing list > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad idle after hot soak > > Adjustment? Is the Idle control valve not electronically operated? > mak > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trampas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Mercedes mailing list'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 8:31 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad idle after hot soak > > > > I found that the idle control valve was not adjusted properly and thus was > > not letting the engine idle high enough on restart. After adjusting it > > appears to work better. > > > > I am thinking about designing a new idle control module, one that will > > supply more than 1000mA and will adapt to the worn idle control valves. > > > > > > Regards, > > Trampas > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Trampas > > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 7:15 PM > > To: 'Mercedes mailing list' > > Subject: [MBZ] Bad idle after hot soak > > > > I am having a strange problem with my 1991 560SEL. After I run my car and > > get it warm, the cut off and let sit for about 1 hour, when I restart the > > car does not want to idle. I thought it was the idle speed control unit so > I > > replaced with a used one and found no difference. > > > > I thought it may be leaking injectors but even after reving the engine at > > 2000RPMs for a couple of seconds it does not clear up. Maybe someone else > > has ran into this problem before? > > > > Thanks > > Trampas > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
