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Old 04-08-2006, 07:10 PM   #1
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Speculate II: What kinda smack will a vacuum leak put on FE?

Yeah, figured it out finally! Thanks again jared, . There's something wrong with the pcv line, prolly gonna just replace the whole damn thing tomorrow if I can't figure out how to fix it. Anyway, it leaks enough to keep the engine idling at 4-500 with no other air coming in, any idea how much this has been hurting me?
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Old 04-09-2006, 02:19 PM   #2
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Well, no one speculated but

Well, no one speculated but I got it fixed, I had a bad pcv valve, the car is peaches now, however.
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Old 04-09-2006, 08:19 PM   #3
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glad to hear its running

glad to hear its running well
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Old 04-09-2006, 08:21 PM   #4
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Except for the surge during

Except for the surge during warmup! It's pretty small really, like 200 rpms, slower also, and lets not forget, it seems to idle high then, but I forget what is normal, to be honest.
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Old 04-09-2006, 08:58 PM   #5
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you can adjust your ect idle

you can adjust your ect idle curve in crome
though i dont recommend much...
you'll see the biggest change at the lowest temp during startup naturally...
you could lower that a little
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Old 04-09-2006, 09:00 PM   #6
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That's the plan, I did it on

That's the plan, I did it on dan's car as per request, wasn't planning on doing it on my own, but I might have to.
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Old 04-09-2006, 09:19 PM   #7
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now mess with the idle

now mess with the idle screw?
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Old 04-09-2006, 09:23 PM   #8
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I will next time I feel like

I will next time I feel like ****ing with the car. But yeah, that's the next plan of action.
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