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Old 10-21-2004, 08:02 PM
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Default WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF YOUR NON-VTEC SOHC MOTOR IDLES AT 1500???

I'm selling my b16 and getting this kids d15 but he says it runs fine except for that it idles at 1500 all the time...whats wrong and is it easy to fix??
Old 10-21-2004, 11:09 PM
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thottle probably just needs to be adjusted
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lowball him and tell the motor is bad cuz it idles high, then fix the throttle
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turn the idle control screw on the throttle body until it idles right

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jerbear! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lowball him and tell the motor is bad cuz it idles high, then fix the throttle </TD></TR></TABLE>

hahaha excellent solution..hope this kid isnt a HT member
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actualy i am, complete d15b for 1450 installed. does'nt get any better.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yanta &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">actualy i am, complete d15b for 1450 installed. does'nt get any better.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Your kidding right?
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That's what I was thinking. Don't mess with the idle screw until you figure out if anything else is wrong first. It could be IACV, vac leak etc. You should almost never have to touch the idle screw; that's just putting a band-aid on the real problem.

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Or, it could be the idle wasen't adjusted in the first place.
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holy crap a d15 for 1450 installed.. WHAT A DEAL. not
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That's a rip, I could get a b16 installed for that...
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