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Date: 10-25-04 04:43 From: dominic Subject: my tii idles perfect @ ~900rpm when cold, lopes(?) when it warms up
it idles perfectly when i start it up it drops to about 200rpm and shakes the car a leeetle bit (noticeble to driver, not passenger) and then jumps to about 1000, keepings doing it "loping" is the correct term? like, a surging idle right? i know its usually associated with the idle of a radical cam

my tii idles perfect @ ~900rpm when cold, lopes(?) when it warms up - dominic - 10-25-04 04:43
no vacuum leaks, new strong radiator, relatively new volt. reg. - dominic - 10-25-04 04:44
"new strong ALTERNATOR"(nt) - dominic - 10-25-04 04:44
Re: my tii idles perfect @ ~900rpm when cold, lopes(?) when it warms... - Jerry '72tii - 10-25-04 05:17
no,exact opposite. idles well cold, idles poorly when it warms up(nt) - dominic - 10-25-04 05:19
You're running lean - Matthew Cervi - 10-25-04 05:21
some things to check - dubois - 10-25-04 07:09
believe me i suspect EVERYTHING, before the injection. - dominic - 10-25-04 07:14
it helps to have a CO meter to set the idle mix - P - 10-26-04 12:15
My guess is timing...too retarded at warm idle.(nt) - Ray- '73tii O==00==O - 10-26-04 09:52