Weird Idle Issues

[Paul Perreca]

I start my car n it idles ok till it warms up than its really ****ty idle - ok so i let it warm up and i adjust the idle screw, it idles great, i tighten that up and drive it, it's fine - as soon as i turn it off, n start it back up, the idle resets itself to ****ty - its weird - so i adjusted the TPS instead this time, just not according to my volt meter, just adjusted it so the idle would be nice, n it still sucks when i shut it off and turn it back on - someone said my timing is jumping around - what does that mean, n shoul di jus junkt his car?

 

[jrichker]

See the sticky "Help me create the Surging Idle Checklist" at the top of the forum for help with your idle problems.

 

[Paul Perreca]

yea i checked that over a million times, i just thought maybe someone had some idea if it was the "jumping timing" i quoted from some guy that was causing my ****ty ****ty - there is nothing in that entire checklist that i haven't tried i dont think

 

[HISSIN50]

It can be normal to see the timing jump a few degrees with the SPOUT connector installed.

Good luck.

 

[Paul Perreca]

should i run it w/ the spout connector disconnected?

 

[jrichker]

should i run it w/ the spout connector disconnected?

The SPOUT should be out only while you are timing the engine. The SPOUT should be in all other times.

 

[HISSIN50]

JR is right. However the car should run with the SPOUT removed.

Good luck.