By "idle computer" you mean........? Slugs are traveling faster than my brain is running today.... John Rodgers 88 GZL Driver Tabe Johnson wrote: > To recap: Both my engine and that of Larry Himli (both 2.1s) > idle around 2400-3000 rpm. In my case, it used to be that it > would just do that till it got warm, then it would idle properly, > and sometimes pop up to idle at 2400-3000 rpm. Now it does > it all the time. I swapped out the idle computer. No change. > My temporary fix: Unplug the idle air bypass solenoid. Engine > runs great otherwise. > > > Larry's AC thing is interesting -- it says that the idle computer > is at least trying... I'm still wondering about the > computer. There was a post a few years back about fixing damaged > computers by replacing a one transistor that always blew. > > The inputs and outputs are pretty simple. I went through this > too, and heres what I came up with: > > IDLE COMPUTER INPUTS: > Idle Switch > PS Switch > AC Switch > Hall Generator > Temp sensor 2 > Power from relay > > IDLE COMPUTER OUTPUTS: > Idle air bypass > > Ideas? Anyone? Beuller? > > > > tabe johnson / 87 westy > > --- Larry Himli <lhimli@msn.com> wrote: > > >> Bummer, I was so sure the relay would fix it....but no luck. It still revs >> up to about 2K and at least it oscillates back and forth. I turned on the >> air conditioning and it really revved up. So now we have to try something >> else. Have you studied the wiring diagram? I will try to look it over and >> see what might feed the relay, etc. At least it isn't raining >> > > |
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