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Old 27 Dec 2005, 10:02 pm
Burt
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Default Re: 99 civic - valves are now fixed, tbelt is good, but cold idl

"disallow" <loewen_t at yahoo.ca @> wrote in message news:498a81bdefef94f9b480c9b581c60d9b@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...

> Sorry for the lack of clarity....
>
> When started from cold, it takes the car 10-15 seconds to find the 'high
> idle' which should be at around 1500rpms. Instead, it sits at about
> 600rpms and almost stalls.
>
> After 10-15 seconds, it seems to be fine.


That's because the current sent to the lazy AIC is ignored by the AIC for
a couple seconds. To troubleshoot, measure the current on the
AIC just right after startup. If there is current but no reaction, repair the
AIC.


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