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How To Set & Bump Up The Idle In A Volvo 670?!?

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by smctransferllc, Mar 12, 2010.

  1. Mar 12, 2010 #1
    smctransferllc

    smctransferllc Medium Load Member

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    I just got a Volvo VN670 today, and I absolutely cannot figure out how to set the idle speed to bump up. I know you're supposed to use the cruise control, as in, press set and it goes up to about 500 RPM or so, but I can't figure out how to set it to high idle. I've tried holding the fuel down to about that much and pressing set, but nope... No results. I can do it in every other truck, lol. So for those of you with Volvo experience, how in the world do you set it? Thanks!
     
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  3. Mar 12, 2010 #2
    bulldozerbert

    bulldozerbert Medium Load Member

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    "it goes up to about 8,000 RPM or so,"

    Is your engine still intact??:biggrin_25516:
     
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  4. Mar 12, 2010 #3
    smctransferllc

    smctransferllc Medium Load Member

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    Haha, why yes. Yessir it is. Well, I'm sure you guys know what I mean anyway. Have any idea?
     
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  5. Mar 12, 2010 #4
    bulldozerbert

    bulldozerbert Medium Load Member

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    sorry, can't help with Volvo's.

    I have seen in older trucks where the switches get put in upside down, so "up" is actually "down". But I doubt that is the problem.
     
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  7. Mar 12, 2010 #5
    Kansas

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    Turn the cruise control switch to "on" push the accelerate button on the cruise control. It should begin to accelerate. If not, its broke! It has nothing to do with the foot pedal. Every time you hit the foot pedal your canceling it. Make sure the parking brake is set too.
     
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  8. Mar 12, 2010 #6
    Roadmedic

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    May be disabled by the company.
     
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  9. Mar 13, 2010 #7
    smctransferllc

    smctransferllc Medium Load Member

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    Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's been disabled. It's got that Wabasto System in it and it doesn't idle for longer than 5 minutes. Oh well, it's all good. It's still a lovely truck. Thanks for the replies!
     
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  10. Mar 13, 2010 #8
    RoughHouse

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    Well.. it probably is disabled... but I had an 2004 670 that shut off after 5 minutes... so I just would only pull the trailer brakes on it and leave the tracker brakes active then chock the wheels. If you dont pull the tractor brakes, that shut down timer dont start and you should still be able to set the cruse.. I don't know, but it worked in mine. Don't get youself in trouble with this though and only do it on level ground with chocked wheels.
     
    RoughHouse, Mar 13, 2010
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    Big Duker Thanks this.
  11. Mar 21, 2010 #9
    xzera

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    500 rpm up is ok for 670. It is programed by Volvo and anything more than that is just wasting of gas. Way you wont more?
     
    xzera, Mar 21, 2010
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