Erratic Idle
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Racer
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From: VA
Erratic Idle
OK, I've posted on this earlier and have tried some things.
I took the BW completely off and relooked at all the connections to make sure there was not unmetered air getting in. No problem found.
I haven't closed the hole in my radiator baffle that I had cut for the BW Icebox.
I'm leading to a throttle body cleaning. Can I do this with Throttle Body cleaner and follow the same directions? Since the AFM will not be seeing airflow when the engine is rev'd, will this cause a problem?
I took the BW completely off and relooked at all the connections to make sure there was not unmetered air getting in. No problem found.
I haven't closed the hole in my radiator baffle that I had cut for the BW Icebox.
I'm leading to a throttle body cleaning. Can I do this with Throttle Body cleaner and follow the same directions? Since the AFM will not be seeing airflow when the engine is rev'd, will this cause a problem?
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 326
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From: VA
Originally Posted by patton
did you try a idle relearn
I've seen the steps shown here someplace before, does someone have a link or can they paste it here?
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From: The line waiting to see Santa Claus stretched all the way back to Terre Haute, and I was at the end, Indiana
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I had a rough idle a little while back and tuner guru Chuck Mallett suggested a couple of things to look for...one of which was a loose or bad plug wire. I wiggled each one, and sure 'nuff...a loose one. pushed it back on until it clicked, checked the rest of them (all okay), and fired it up. Idled perfect. If I hadn't been deliberately looking for a loose wire, I'd have never been able to tell, and may have driven myself crazy looking for the cause. Check the plug wires.
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