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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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i have a 4th then prelude. with a vtec swap. my idle is 1500 any ideas peeps trying to aim for the reg 800 idle
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 08:20 PM
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have you adjusted the idle screw at all?
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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Default Re: idle issue

Vacuum leak? iacv? fitv? air in the coolant? Could be a number of things, but until you search and do trial and error it'll be difficult to pinpoint the problem.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 07:04 AM
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Default Re: idle issue

Originally Posted by triumph_013
have you adjusted the idle screw at all?
no i havent


Originally Posted by Inextricabledrvr
Vacuum leak? iacv? fitv? air in the coolant? Could be a number of things, but until you search and do trial and error it'll be difficult to pinpoint the problem.
yeah ill look for the problem today thanks tho
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 07:28 AM
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Default Re: idle issue

Originally Posted by SD_BB2
no i havent
I would start there. Do you know how to properly adjust it?
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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Default Re: idle issue

Originally Posted by triumph_013
have you adjusted the idle screw at all?
that's the LAST (not first) thing you wanna do. it was set properly at the factory.
Originally Posted by Inextricabledrvr
Vacuum leak? iacv? fitv? air in the coolant? Could be a number of things, but until you search and do trial and error it'll be difficult to pinpoint the problem.
^this first
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