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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 06:08 AM
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Default idle surging.... please help!

i have a 94 civic dx with 173k on it and the idle surges going up and down... i have no clue what it is but when i unplug the sensors on the throttle body then plug them back in its fine again.. any help would be great thanks
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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Sounds like an air leak. Check all your vacuum lines and double check the TB gasket.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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Check the fast idle thermo valve. fitv (search)
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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vac leak.. maybe bubble in coolant.
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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Default Re: idle surging.... please help! (j0keefe21)

Sounds like you are getting erratic readings from the sensors. Check the signal voltages and make sure they are consistant.
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