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Hi, All. I have a '94 Accord. When in park and idling, the engine revs up
and down with about once per second. rrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRRR.
etc. Can't remember the RPMs, but at the peak, it's probably double the
normal idle RPMs.

What could the problem be?

Thanks,
Matt

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Matt Roos wrote:
>
> Hi, All. I have a '94 Accord. When in park and idling, the engine revs
> up and down with about once per second.
> rrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRRR. etc. Can't remember the RPMs, but
> at the peak, it's probably double the normal idle RPMs.
>

This problem is often due to either low coolant, lack of coolant circulation
through certain valves/sensors, or trapped air in the coolant system.

You might want to read some of the prior threads where this problem has been
discussed before, for example http://tinyurl.com/3ac3w.

Eric

Approx 3 weeks after changing the head gasket on my wife's '95 Civic, I also
had this problem and discovered that there is what appears to be vacuum line
attachment assembly (about 2.5 x 4 inches) behind the fuel intake (top of
engine, center, near the fire wall). Two 10mm bolts had backed out and was
causing this. 5 minutes later everything was good again.

hope this helps.
David

"Matt Roos" <XXmatt.roos@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Hi, All. I have a '94 Accord. When in park and idling, the engine revs
up
> and down with about once per second.
rrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRRR.
> etc. Can't remember the RPMs, but at the peak, it's probably double the
> normal idle RPMs.
>
> What could the problem be?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
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Approx 3 weeks after changing the head gasket on my wife's '95 Civic I had
this problem develop as well. I discovered that the two 10mm bolts holding
the IAC (Idle Air Control) Valve on had backed out. 5 minutes later all was
good again. Oh yeah, this thing is located top center near the fire wall on
the air/fuel intake assembly. It's about 3 x 4.5 inches...

hope this helps...
David


"Matt Roos" <XXmatt.roos@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Hi, All. I have a '94 Accord. When in park and idling, the engine revs
up
> and down with about once per second.
rrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRRR.
> etc. Can't remember the RPMs, but at the peak, it's probably double the
> normal idle RPMs.
>
> What could the problem be?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
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>
>

I second that idea about low coolant. My 97 accord did the same after
it lost all the coolant due to a leak in the Radiator.

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 20:17:02 -0800, Eric <say.no@spam.now> wrote:

>Matt Roos wrote:
>>
>> Hi, All. I have a '94 Accord. When in park and idling, the engine revs
>> up and down with about once per second.
>> rrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRRR. etc. Can't remember the RPMs, but
>> at the peak, it's probably double the normal idle RPMs.
>>
>
>This problem is often due to either low coolant, lack of coolant circulation
>through certain valves/sensors, or trapped air in the coolant system.
>
>You might want to read some of the prior threads where this problem has been
>discussed before, for example http://tinyurl.com/3ac3w.
>
>Eric

I also have a '94 Accord EX Coupe 2.2vtec. Mine revs for about 10min before
it gets warmed up. And also if I give it gas just after starting it up on a
cold day it revs up then goes down to about 900 and back up to about 1500
really fast. Is that what you mean? Also, I have a question for you......How
warm does your heat get?
"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:40382D3E.6ACC7CBA@spam.now...
> Matt Roos wrote:
> >
> > Hi, All. I have a '94 Accord. When in park and idling, the engine revs
> > up and down with about once per second.
> > rrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRRR. etc. Can't remember the RPMs,
but
> > at the peak, it's probably double the normal idle RPMs.
> >
>
> This problem is often due to either low coolant, lack of coolant
circulation
> through certain valves/sensors, or trapped air in the coolant system.
>
> You might want to read some of the prior threads where this problem has
been
> discussed before, for example http://tinyurl.com/3ac3w.
>
> Eric

I'd also check the EGR valve

"DGB" <dgbtfs@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Approx 3 weeks after changing the head gasket on my wife's '95 Civic
I had
> this problem develop as well. I discovered that the two 10mm bolts
holding
> the IAC (Idle Air Control) Valve on had backed out. 5 minutes later
all was
> good again. Oh yeah, this thing is located top center near the fire
wall on
> the air/fuel intake assembly. It's about 3 x 4.5 inches...
>
> hope this helps...
> David
>
>
> "Matt Roos" <XXmatt.roos@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:b2KZb.20208$wD5.7961@nwrddc03.gnilink.net...
> > Hi, All. I have a '94 Accord. When in park and idling, the
engine revs
> up
> > and down with about once per second.
> rrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRRR.
> > etc. Can't remember the RPMs, but at the peak, it's probably
double the
> > normal idle RPMs.
> >
> > What could the problem be?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
> >
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> >
> >
>

you know icould also be a faulty o2 sensor. it happened to my car. high low
surging so i went to the garage of a friend of mine
tested my sensors and everything my o2 sensor was shot so i replaced it and
i havent had a problem since


"Denise Craig" <schnupfen.tu@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> I'd also check the EGR valve
>
> "DGB" <dgbtfs@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:BOWdnXiyeoI-vaTdRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> > Approx 3 weeks after changing the head gasket on my wife's '95 Civic
> I had
> > this problem develop as well. I discovered that the two 10mm bolts
> holding
> > the IAC (Idle Air Control) Valve on had backed out. 5 minutes later
> all was
> > good again. Oh yeah, this thing is located top center near the fire
> wall on
> > the air/fuel intake assembly. It's about 3 x 4.5 inches...
> >
> > hope this helps...
> > David
> >
> >
> > "Matt Roos" <XXmatt.roos@verizon.net> wrote in message
> > news:b2KZb.20208$wD5.7961@nwrddc03.gnilink.net...
> > > Hi, All. I have a '94 Accord. When in park and idling, the
> engine revs
> > up
> > > and down with about once per second.
> > rrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRRR.
> > > etc. Can't remember the RPMs, but at the peak, it's probably
> double the
> > > normal idle RPMs.
> > >
> > > What could the problem be?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Matt
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
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