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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 12:03 AM
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Default Low idle and chuging at Idle

1992 SE, Series I. when started and sitting at idle the car will idle low and revs will bounce up and down from about 800rpm'* to 1000rpms, or the car just kind of chugs a little. Besides that the car runs perfect, except for a slight jerk/play in the tranny when taking of from a dead stop (due to my girlfriend not knowing how to ease into the gas on take off)
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 07:44 AM
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Check for vacuum leaks. Have you done anything to her recently? Might have knocked something around.
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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its done this since ive bought it.. ive looked for any leaks or unhooked lines
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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egr valve needs cleaning. use a new gasket when reinstalling.
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Do not take this the wrong way as i have seen heard and drove steve'*(raptors) car it is very nice and i noticed it does this upon start up.My first thought was maf or bad vaccum lines somewhere or a leak
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Hey steve pull the maf and clean it along with the hole it sets in make sure u blow the air towards the airbox and not the intake tho
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Originally Posted by 93bonnieNclyde
egr valve needs cleaning. use a new gasket when reinstalling.
I believe the 1992'* dont have a egr valve.. or maybe im thinking of something else
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Some do..some don't. If it'* there, it'll be attached to the front exhaust.
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well probably here this weekend when i come over ill bring a tool set and we will look at it i owe you 200 bucks btw got a guy coming later to pick up the ssei
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really? that was quick! from craigslist?
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