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Re: Nasty Idle Question




--- Colin <cwass99@home.com> wrote:
> The problem:
> 
>      When it first starts on a relatively warm day, it
> idles like a 20 year old
> Ford.  After it warms up for a few minutes, it smooths
> out and is good.  On
> cooler days (like we've been seeing up here recently) it
> starts not bad, but
> the idle goes lousy again after a couple minutes until
> the engine gets up
> towards normal operating temperature.  Yes I put the O2
> sensor in, and it's
> fairly new.  Can't find any intermittent vacuum leaks and
> the header and
> manifold are snug with good gaskets.
> 
>      My question is...is the lousy idle when cold
> something I have to live
> with, or can I smooth it out, even a little?  I expected
> it to roughen out a
> bit with the head and exhaust, but it's really severe. 
> The idle bobs between
> less than 100 and about 500 (it could be worse, I've got
> the warm, smooth idle
> at 1100).  I think it should be something I can resolve,
> but I'm out of ideas
> on what to poke at next.  Maybe the fuel pump?  I
> replaced the filter about 2
> months ago and that didn't help.

Try checking your auxilary air regulator, I think it's
supposed to help out during warm up.  (Bentley is in the
garage dammit)


=====
Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
Sciroccos! Pickups! Passats! Oh my!

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