Idle and check engine light issue
01-01-2009 | 03:49 PM
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checked through the faq and couldnt find a definite description of this problem so i thought i would post it up. I am currently buying a 1990 vert from a kid at work and took it on a test drive yesterday. At about 4k-5k rpm when lightly pressing the throttle the CEL will come on but letting off the light goes away along with heavy throttle it doesnt show up.
As far as the idle upon startup the car doesnt idle much more than 1200rpm even when its cold. After warming up a little the idle sits around 600-800 rpm and hunts for it within a 200rpm range. Probably the most annoying issue of all is coming to a stop light if you depress the clutch anwhere about 1500 rpm the rpms drop way low and the car almost dies, stumbles, than comes back up to about 600rpm.
Again this was the only test drive i have had of the car and dont mind putting work into it. As far as i can tell the car is bone stock and it probably needs a tune up along with some other things.
As far as the idle upon startup the car doesnt idle much more than 1200rpm even when its cold. After warming up a little the idle sits around 600-800 rpm and hunts for it within a 200rpm range. Probably the most annoying issue of all is coming to a stop light if you depress the clutch anwhere about 1500 rpm the rpms drop way low and the car almost dies, stumbles, than comes back up to about 600rpm.
Again this was the only test drive i have had of the car and dont mind putting work into it. As far as i can tell the car is bone stock and it probably needs a tune up along with some other things.
02-22-2009 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by shadow102' post='913998' date='Jan 1 2009, 12:49 PM
checked through the faq and couldnt find a definite description of this problem so i thought i would post it up. I am currently buying a 1990 vert from a kid at work and took it on a test drive yesterday. At about 4k-5k rpm when lightly pressing the throttle the CEL will come on but letting off the light goes away along with heavy throttle it doesnt show up.
As far as the idle upon startup the car doesnt idle much more than 1200rpm even when its cold. After warming up a little the idle sits around 600-800 rpm and hunts for it within a 200rpm range. Probably the most annoying issue of all is coming to a stop light if you depress the clutch anwhere about 1500 rpm the rpms drop way low and the car almost dies, stumbles, than comes back up to about 600rpm.
Again this was the only test drive i have had of the car and dont mind putting work into it. As far as i can tell the car is bone stock and it probably needs a tune up along with some other things.
As far as the idle upon startup the car doesnt idle much more than 1200rpm even when its cold. After warming up a little the idle sits around 600-800 rpm and hunts for it within a 200rpm range. Probably the most annoying issue of all is coming to a stop light if you depress the clutch anwhere about 1500 rpm the rpms drop way low and the car almost dies, stumbles, than comes back up to about 600rpm.
Again this was the only test drive i have had of the car and dont mind putting work into it. As far as i can tell the car is bone stock and it probably needs a tune up along with some other things.
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