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would stuck thermostat cause "hunting" or jumping idle??

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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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89 civic dx w/ 1'st gen b16a using hondata s200.

I've been getting a jumping idle for a little bit now. Checked for vacume leaks too many times to just keep thinking it's a vacume leak.

My dads buddy noticed that my lower radiator hose wasn't getting hot.
I'm using a stock honda del sol thermo. Some smog motors don't open the thermo untill 190 or so according to him.

I didn't have the laptop in the logger because my girlfrind broke it, so I need some feedback in the mean-time.
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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i don't know a stuck t stat will cause the jumping idle

vacuum leaks
air bubbles in coolant
iacv
fitv

those would cause jumping or hunting idles
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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when i did a swap into a lude it hunted untill the tstat opened up and got coolant through the TB....soon as it opened up the idle went right to 750rpm
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 07:09 AM
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Does anyone know at what temp the thermo should open?? It's a stock honda del sol thermostat?

My helms got thrown away by some genius at my work.
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