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    everyone with surging idle past or present...

    hi Ok im in the same boat and have been there for weeks I did a search and Im wounder about everyone else does it only surge when cold for lets say 30seconds to a min or is it a constant surge at idle while cold and hot? Ive personaly cleared all eight codes , clean 10 pin, cleaned throttle...
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    Idle Air Adjuster plate doesnt work

    hi with the pcv system if im not mistaken the only way oil will get transfered through is excessive blowby past the oil control rings (worn out or inproperly installed). check the hose again coming from the fuel press reg see if its damp or not with gas. It could possibly puddles fuel that...
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    Idle Air Adjuster plate doesnt work

    hey just another thought, oil is probably coming form the pcv valve and gas is usually a faulty fuel press reg (ruptured seal). May be this will help you or not?
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    Idle Air Adjuster plate doesnt work

    hi just a thought, are you setting the base idle to 88 specs or specs for the year computer you are using. 88-91 rwd cars except HO stang is 0.010 then 1-1/2 turns on the stop screw "91-94 HO 0.025(feler gauge still installed) reconnect battery start engine and run at idle for two mins adjust...
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    hi, anyone with a lincoln 100/115v mig welder out there

    hey do you guys with this machine notice if you use .023 wire vs .030 it welds thicker metal with more heat and penetration? any input?
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    a.c.t. sensor code?

    Hi with reguard to the air charge temp sensor when i connect my scanner to the car and run the koeo self test I get a act and coolant temp code however when I run the test hot both disappear. I know the test should be run hot vs. cold but if the computer thinks there is a discrepancy between...
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    tps voltages?

    thanks for the reply. I checked my readings today with the engine cold. I reset it to .83v koeo and .92v koer, but here is something I found. I pierced the wires on the sensor and attached the multimeter, with the koeo and koer the volatages were the same no change but when I placed the ground...
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    tps voltages?

    tps voltages?/ help having a brain fart hi i just did a read out of my tps as stated elsewhere. koeo .88v koer 1.05v but at, koeo .99v koer 1.45-50v for the first one its to spec but when trying to achieve .99v koeo its goes out of spec with koer, bad tps? has anyone ever associated this...
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    tps voltages?

    hi i just did a read out of my tps as stated elsewhere. koeo .88v koer 1.05v but at, koeo .99v koer 1.45-50v for the first one its to spec but when trying to achieve .99v koeo its goes out of spec with koer, bad tps? has anyone ever associated this with a hunting idle when cold? any...
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    mods and speed density

    hi what are the typical problems associated with modifications and speed density vehicles? how do you fix these problems without going to mass air? Im going to rebuild the motor since its coming out( cant leave well enough alone) im thinking of porting the stock heads upper and lower intakes...
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    help cant find the thread

    hi and sorry for probably being the millionth person to ask i did a search ,and i know there was a thread not to long ago with and/or the fastest stock 5.0s. curious on their mods and times. any ideas?
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    WTF is wrong with dezues fasteners??????

    hi just couldnt help myself to a response, we joke about this all the time. jrichker you forgot to tell him to buy the ones sans an aircraft release tag or hell pay four times the price.:):):). Being also an ex a/c mechanic i should have stocked up, aside from the lps, duck tape, masking...
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    Anyone know how to pull codes out a 88 Buick Regal? Same as ours?

    hi under the dash you'll find the data link connector, using a paperclip ground the a and b terminals together and then turn key to on possition watch check eng light count flashes for your code. the first is going to be code 12 because the car is not running everything after that is your guide...
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    Does anyone watch Horsepower TV?

    carnut- cops here are should we say f***ed, young asses with a chip on their shoulder and thats not counting the women, if you get pulled over by a woman cop you might as well bend over cause your going to get it and get it bad even if you really didnt do anything honestly your screwed!!! The...
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    Does anyone watch Horsepower TV?

    vibrant- I agree its entertainment, and id rather watch it than some of the other crap on tv but watching them just hurts it hurts so much! Actually those episodes are a rerun which ive already watch but dont worry i wont say a thing. Florida eh, must be nice! If i dont find a job by the end of...
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    Does anyone watch Horsepower TV?

    hi for what its worth and just my opinion, HORSEPOWER TV SUCKS 'Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me''Kiss Me' :notnice: . Its got to be one of the worst shows on cars out there, the pre written script with stupid jokes just dosent cut it! Im a car guy like everyone else I want to see real...
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    best paint designs/jobs

    hi deadlysniper, what blue do you have painted on you car? thanks
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    tranny grinds on high rpm 1-2 shift Wtf

    hi that would be your syncros. 1st check the oil see if its toped up. 2nd check and see what oil is in the tranny some transmissions use automatic fluid. 3rd drain oil and replace with the thickest oil available. I dont want to steer you wrong but, i would install a thicker oil, i found a cheap...
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    megabite jr. lca's ?

    megabite jr. lca's or southsides ? hi does anyone out there have a set of megabite jr's and/or southsides that are not installed yet and would kindly like to do me a favour. Could someone please measure the center to center of the mounting points (where the bolts mount through), it would be...
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    Does removing the smog pump cause trouble codes?

    hi I just went through chasing down codes and i also had 41,91,81, check the tad solonoids located on the pass side shock tower mine were cracked, replaced both all codes gone. the 41,91 were false codes due to the code 81. hope this helps