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Old 11-04-2001, 12:26 PM   #1
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Post Car has an irregular idle.

Hey guys,

When I put my car in park it has a bad idle, sometimes it even stalls, can anyone help me out with this ?

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Old 11-04-2001, 01:40 PM   #2
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The first thing to do is read the codes from the computer. Do a key on engine off and key on engine running test.

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Old 11-04-2001, 09:34 PM   #3
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whoa! Hold on there lol, how would I got about doing that, do I need some equipment, would it be best just to take it somewhere...this town is known for ripping people off with cars so thats why I waited.

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Old 11-05-2001, 01:56 AM   #4
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As far as equipment goes, all you need is a wire.

Check out this article from corral.net.

EEC-IV Testing

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