XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: max_demian@bigfoot.com   
      
   On 19/09/2024 16:48, Snag wrote:   
   > On 9/18/2024 8:09 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   >> Ken Blake   wrote:   
   >>> I have a Mitsubishi Lancer 2003 which has low idle speed.   
   >>> So low that it stalls unless I keep the gas on the peddle.   
   >>>   
   >>> What causes that?   
   >>   
   >> You're thinking backwards.  Think about what happens when you're at idle.   
   >> Something needs to happen to make the mixture more rich, and that   
   >> could be   
   >> done in all kinds of different ways.  Some cars have an extra injector   
   >> just   
   >> for idle, some have software in the ECU that runs the normal injectors   
   >> more   
   >> rich, some have a gadget in the carb that is activated by engine vacuum.   
      
   >    A total crock of shit Scott . Idle mix is NOT enriched , if anything   
   > it's leaned out . I strongly suspect it's either an IAC or the MAF   
   > sensor that's malfunctioning - IAC is most likely , and can USUALLY be   
   > cleared up with being cleaned with carb spray . The best thing for him   
   > to do is have one of the local parts stores run an OBDC2 scan . Just   
   > about every parts store does this for free . Makes sales for them and   
   > saves the customer money by not just throwing parts at an undiagnosed   
   > problem .   
      
   Modern cars are too complicated. The idle used to be controlled by a   
   screw that stopped the throttle from closing completely.   
      
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