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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 10:36 PM
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My 88 vert is idling high.It idles normal if started cold but idle goes up as the engine warms up.also its hard to start when warm. any Ideas
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 03:44 AM
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start with the iac and tps, there's tech. in the stickies for adjusting them
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 04:38 AM
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See how many inches of vacuum you're pulling....may be a vacuum leak.
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Originally Posted by SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84
See how many inches of vacuum you're pulling....may be a vacuum leak.
my vacuum lines are terrible
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 06:58 AM
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Does anyone have good pictues of how there vaccum lines are ran i hate diagrams
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