Date:         Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:04:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Weird idle problem continues
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
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Give in, Stuart....You know you are wanting a different motor...Do it now.

On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Okay,
>
>
>
> Today it was very hard to start, much cranking with foot to floor to
> minimized flooding.  Started, barely  ran but 30 seconds later runs up to
> 3000 rpm and stays there.  Warmed it up for a couple of minutes.
>
>
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> Unplugged O2, Temp2, and idle control power plug.  Same hard to start
> condition, but it went to 2000 and stayed there.  Checked the timing and it
> was a bit advanced but steady, so I adjusted that.
>
>
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> Hooked everything back up and still hard starting, but went right up to
> 3500
> rpm. Gave up.
>
>
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> This is not a problem with the idle control circuit.  What's left?  AFM?
> ECU? Other?
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>
> About ready to have it towed to a shop where they can substitute parts they
> have lying around, but that would be painful in so many ways.
>
>
>
> Stuart
>