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Originally Posted by pmckechnie
Looks just like my 85 EURO 500. The euro didn't have the electronic ICV but instead had a heat activated ICV which is what you have. Look on the block just behind the left (Drivers side) head. You should find a number like 117.963 or 117.961 followed by some other numbers which I think is a serial number. The 117.963 is the US version and the 117.961 is the EURO version.
I have a US car with a EURO engine which I converted to the US ICV system and it works well.
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Thats not entirely correct. I have both Euro and national model engines here,some are electronic idle and only the early 380's were heat controlled idle air slides.on cars equipped with temp units there is also a idle switch over valve activated by the aircon circuit to increase idle by altering the distributor advance.
As on our friends car here i have found the only Euro's to have heat controllecd airslides are ones that have been bodged to rectify a high idle situation. A lot can happen to a car over 23 years.