Date:         Sun, 8 Apr 2001 18:34:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Idle Surging??????/
Comments: To: Chad <groch@WORLDCHAT.COM>
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Chad wrote:

> The idle in my van today started to surge when rolling to stop lights. It
> would go up to about 1800RPM and then eventually back down. I replaced the
> temp II and the O2 sensors.  I did notice while fueling it up ( the ever
> present smell of gas that I can't seem to located) that the cheap
> aftermarket gas cap I use has a busted seal around it. Could this cause some
> sort of vacuum leak in the fuel tank???
> thanks,
> Chad 85GL

I can't imagine how that would affect the idle.

Larry A.

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