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Old 08-24-2008, 09:24 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Chris, what you're saying doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense.

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They fixed It
What is it idling at now?

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but now when I take off Its almost as the car Is loading up are somthing.
Um, what the does that mean? Be specific in describing your symptoms.

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no throttle response at all, sounds as i im hauling but nothing,
No throttle response means no revving. "Sounds like hauling" to me means the engine is revving hard. So .. which is it?

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kinda jerks not hard but noticeable, through all the gears as im accelerating.
You mean like it's misfiring?

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One thing I did notice the rubber cap from the screw everyone says dont touch on the intake.
That screw is the idle speed control and it's on the throttle body. If they lost that rubber cap they need to replace it. Eventually water will get in there and corrode that screw making it impossible to turn if you have to adjust your idle. Messing with it isn't going to hurt anything and they probably futzed with it in trying to correct your idle. Unfortunately high idle is a bitch and a half to correct. I bet they just retarded the hell out of your mechanical timing and now it's out of spec and not running right. Don't suppose you have access to a timing light, do you?

Btw, if I'm right then stay the hell away from that shop. If they're losing pieces of your car and doing half assed "repairs" they're just going to mess things up further in an effort to lighten your wallet in the shortest amount of time possible. Ask 'em how they fixed your idle and if they say they changed your timing ask what they set it to. If they say anything lower than 10* btdc (10 degrees before top dead center) then cut 'em loose. I wouldn't even pay for the "work" they did on the engine. Just so you know, the higher that number is the more advanced your timing is. The smaller it is the more retarded your timing is.
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