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> Patterned drop in RPMs when idling
rjames
post Dec 9 2011, 03:06 PM
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My car idles steady when cold, but after warming up a bit the idle will drop every other second from 900 to ~600. *Sometimes* when the engine is warmed up this doesn't happen. Additionly the volt meeter also drops in unison sometimes (or at least it did today). I haven't measured voltage at the battery while this is happening yet since I only noticed the voltage drop this morning on the way in to work.

It's been doing this since I've owned it for the last 6+ years. If it was a vacuum leak I would expect the RPMs to go up, not down, right? I've done a lot of work to this car, including:

replacing all hoses (vacuum and fuel)
replaced fuel pump,
set fuel pressure,
new battery,
replaced the relay board
new voltage regulator.
new plugs, wires, set timing and replaced the points.
new injector
new injector o-rings.
plus other things I'm not remembering at the moment.

All of the above work was not done to fix the idle issue, but to solve other issues or as routine maintenance. None of them had any effect on the idle. Car runs good and strong, otherwise.

Any ideas of what I should check to remedy this?
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rjames   Patterned drop in RPMs when idling   Dec 9 2011, 03:06 PM
vsg914   I believe its called lean idle hunting. Paying clo...   Dec 9 2011, 04:46 PM
rjames   I believe its called lean idle hunting. Paying cl...   Dec 9 2011, 04:52 PM
jasons   I put a variable resistor on my head temp sensor a...   Dec 9 2011, 05:04 PM
underthetire   If the ECU knob doesn't change things, id susp...   Dec 9 2011, 05:07 PM
rjames   If the ECU knob doesn't change things, id sus...   Dec 9 2011, 05:35 PM
slu234   You need to make sure your valve adjustment is spo...   Dec 9 2011, 07:34 PM
rjames   You need to make sure your valve adjustment is sp...   Dec 10 2011, 11:37 AM
rjames   Reviving this thread I started a long while back b...   Oct 2 2012, 11:48 AM
Jeffs9146   Have you done anything to the CHTS yet?   Oct 2 2012, 12:01 PM
rjames   Have you done anything to the CHTS yet? Wouldn...   Oct 2 2012, 12:18 PM
76-914   I notice others keep mentioning the hunting issue....   Oct 2 2012, 12:22 PM
rjames   I notice others keep mentioning the hunting issue...   Oct 2 2012, 12:24 PM
jersey914   :headbang: This one sounds like its definitely f...   Oct 2 2012, 12:50 PM
rjames   :headbang: This one sounds like its definitely ...   Oct 2 2012, 12:53 PM
The Cabinetmaker   I've seen the surging at rpm twice. Vacuum lea...   Oct 2 2012, 06:39 PM
timothy_nd28   if you suspect lean conditions, why don't you ...   Oct 2 2012, 06:54 PM
76-914   Do you know the fuel pressure? I see in your signa...   Oct 2 2012, 07:29 PM
rjames   Fuel pressure was verified factory spec when the...   Oct 2 2012, 08:08 PM


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