Klanki has had a rough/lumpy idle since I bought her. Runs fine, no codes, my former mechanic said "Eh, they all do that. Waddya want, a f*cking Rolls Royce?" "Super! You got one?" "*%#%@*$!!" His gruff n crusty shtick wore off once I realized how badly he was ripping me off.

The throttle body got cleaned this spring when the burned-out AMM was replaced (after that $5 stupid ^&^#$&%*# airbox thermostat seized up unawares to me, $500 or so for a new LH3.1 AMM later...) but I don't even know where the IAC valve is located so it's probably overdue for a rinse. I guess I could look in the Bentley book.

Anyway, I finally got around to ordering a new fuel level sender because I was annoyed with having to remember to get gas every 300 miles or so. I know, big deal, but it annoys me, and I want everything in the car to work (you hear me, seat heaters?), and I found a decent price on one.

The wiring connector corroded and is broken off the old sender. Being kind of a dimwit about this stuff, I realized the other day that this means my pre-pump has not been working since I bought the car and about 16,000 miles. I know!

Fortunately in a moment of clarity I also ordered a new pre-pump, that sock thing, that little hose, etc. when I got the sender. So I'm just waiting for New England to warm up a little from 32F before I change these parts out and will report back whether this improves the idle quality.

Oh, this place has (or had) the OEM made-in-Germany VDO sender for $138, and it arrived well-packed and within a few days. Same price as the "economy" (which to me implies "made by hungry, abandoned Chinese toddlers and bathed in their lead-tainted tears" but maybe not) sender from IPD, I think.

http://www.aboveallmotorwerks.com/