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Feb 14, 2012 | 12:28 AM

kdtomczak

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Weird Engine issue

In my 86, sometimes when i'm at a stop light or in park, my engine will feel like someone's pressing the pedal in a rhythm. The car will even try to pull forward while I'm holding the brake..

Anyone know what could be causing this?

Feb 14, 2012 | 07:49 AM

AGENT 86

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You might want to start with looking for a vacuum leak.

Feb 14, 2012 | 09:38 AM

Goldcylon

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Throttle adjustment ?

Feb 15, 2012 | 07:27 AM

Keystring

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Besides the suggestions above, you could also either have a bad Throttle Position Sensor or a dirty MAF sensor. (I think 85 is MAF and not MAP).

Last edited by Keystring; Feb 15, 2012 at 07:58 AM.

Feb 15, 2012 | 01:38 PM

BroCorvette

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Keystring

Besides the suggestions above, you could also either have a bad Throttle Position Sensor or a dirty MAF sensor. (I think 85 is MAF and not MAP).

Correct 85' is MAF only.

Feb 15, 2012 | 01:50 PM

383vett

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Does your car have a roots blower and dual carbs?

Feb 15, 2012 | 06:51 PM

John A. Marker

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Check TPS and then the AIC. It could be that the AIC passage has carbon build up.

I would think that if you had vacuum leaks the problem would be more constant.

Feb 15, 2012 | 07:24 PM

SunCr

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ECM may be trying to compensate for some load that doesn't exist and that's usually a/c or if an Auto, a neutral/drive signal. With either input, the ECM increases/decreases IAC counts and pulse width to maintain whatever is targeted for idle speed. If you hook up a scanner, you can look at the data stream and find out if there's any signal that shouldn't be there. Note if it is a/c - these early years aren't perfect in matching compressor load to idle speed and you can often feel the load of the compressor as it cycles, though it shouldn't be severe enough that you need to stomp on the brakes to keep it from moving forward. If the condition is intermittent, that may be all that's happening, as compressor cycling depends on ambient air temp and charge. If you can get the data, you should be able to figure it out.