Rough idle....
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3rd Gear
Joined: Aug 2009
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Rough idle....
My 79 L48 just started idling rough all the sudden....It was fairly cool outside this evening, but I ran the car for about 20 minutes, and it's like it never warmed up and the temp never got above 1/4....It also hesitated when accelerating from a dead stop, but ran pretty well once the car was moving.
I did just change the neck and gasket that was leaking above the thermostat....is it possible the thermostat's bad and causing the rough idle?
I did just change the neck and gasket that was leaking above the thermostat....is it possible the thermostat's bad and causing the rough idle?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Kingston Ontario
Gasket will have no affect on the engine idle.
You need to open the hood and have a good visual inspection to see if you have disturbed something while you were working. Check that you didn't loosen a spark plug lead. Also check that the alternator or drive belts didn't get wet with anti-freeze.
You need to open the hood and have a good visual inspection to see if you have disturbed something while you were working. Check that you didn't loosen a spark plug lead. Also check that the alternator or drive belts didn't get wet with anti-freeze.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Europe, France
