That happened to me once (actually to someone whose car I was looking at for
the same problem). The AC compressor was seizing up, the belt caught on
fire shortly thereafter, lots of smoke...

Probably there's a similar reason why your car is telling you it needs help,
quickly...but maybe not. 750 rpm, not 7500 I presume...

Brian


<techman41973@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 97 accord EX. When sitting in the car with the engine idling,
> the whole car starts to shake and vibrate when the AC compressor kicks
> in. The engine normally idles at about 7500rpm. When the AC compressor
> kicks on, the RPM drops which causes the shaking. Is it simple to have
> a mechanic raise the idle speed of the engine a bit? Anyone else
> experience this problem with 94-97 accords? Thanks
>