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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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Hi I have a 1989 corvette, It used to idle around 900 rpm. not to long ago I took the throttle body off and chem dipped it and rebuilt it, I also bought a new IAC valve and replaced it. Now when I start the car it will idle at 900 rpm like it used to but when I get it above 1400 rpm it will want to hang there until I rev the engine hard and make the butterfly valves snap back and then it will come back down, PLEASE HELP ME!!!!, could I have messed up on installing the IAC valve or on the plumbing with the Throttle body.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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Hi I have a 1989 corvette, It used to idle around 900 rpm. not to long ago I took the throttle body off and chem dipped it and rebuilt it, I also bought a new IAC valve and replaced it. Now when I start the car it will idle at 900 rpm like it used to but when I get it above 1400 rpm it will want to hang there until I rev the engine hard and make the butterfly valves snap back and then it will come back down, PLEASE HELP ME!!!!, could I have messed up on installing the IAC valve or on the plumbing with the Throttle body.
Did you do the IAC reset procedure when you installed it?
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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Did you do the IAC reset procedure when you installed it?
ya I did but same problem, just a while ago I put a spring for more tension on the butterfly valves and it worked, so now im sure the Throttle body is sticking. Any ideas on fixing it? thanks for the input.
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