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Idle is at 2000rpm since trans swap??

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Okay here is my problem. I just finished the TKO600 tranny swap into my 89 GT. While doing so I had to remove the long tubes, starter and ground straps of course. So while bolting the new tranny in I managed to pinch the "salt shakers" harness between the block and tranny. I have checked for any bare/shorted/nicked wires really good and dont see any. I noticed that my 02 harness was shot to heck and replaced it with a new one. So now I get it all bolted back together and fired up. WTF now I am idling 1800 to 2000 rpm. Before I had a farily steady idle at around 600-700rpm. I get a instant "check engine" light too. It had gotten late and didnt take time to pull the code but I will tomorrow evening. WTF do you guys think I have done? I check all the vacuum ports for any lines that may have been pulled loose but nothing. I fished the 10 pins out and checked them good. No melted wiring or shorts to be noticed. The blue/white IAC wire isnt shorting out to any of the other wires in the harness either. To make sure I am correct the blue/white wire is the computer controlled ground correct??? I tried a new IAC that I had and still same results. With the IAC disconnected I surge from 600 to about 1500 Up and down. Disconnected the 10 pins and started cleaning them. Tomorrow I will reassemble everything again and fire her and see if she still shows her a$$. If she does I will pull the codes and see what they say. I am really stumped here.

From what I can read the white connection shouldn't have any affect on the idle and those were the pinched wiring. Now like I said all the wires that were pinched appear to be solid still with no bar copper showing or carbon scoring from shorting.
 

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See the "Surging Idle Checklist for help with all your idle/stall problems. Everything you need to find and fix idle problems is in there.

The first two posts contain all the updates to the fixes. At last count there were 24 possible causes and fixes for surging idle/stall problems. I continue to update it as more people post fixes or ask questions.

A surging idle with the IAC disconnected is a sign of a mechanical problem like a vacuum leak. Look for pinched and damaged vacuum lines or the PVC valve leaking.
 

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Yes, I was reading through the checklist lastnight also. I just cant imagine what changed from then to now. Nothing was removed or replaced other than the CAI elbow. I know it sounds like a vaccum leak but from where? None of the gasketed surfaces have been moved...so I think of the vaccum lines. I tried the old carb cleaner/starter fluid trick with no revs. Any vaccum lines I may have missed other than vaccum tree on the back side of the intake or the PCV valve?
 
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