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Offline buzzkip

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Wobbly Idle
« on: 25 February 2010, 19:31 »
Hi all,

My car appears to have a bad wobble when idling. The only thing I can think of at the moment is a slight constant misfiring, but does anyone have any ideas?

It really is an obvious tremble!

I watched the exhaust for clues, and it's not a constant emission / sound - more of a pulsing every 1 second.
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Offline zdebx

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Re: Wobbly Idle
« Reply #1 on: 25 February 2010, 19:49 »
If it's missfiring, then it could be the distributor or the cap or both?
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Offline buzzkip

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Re: Wobbly Idle
« Reply #2 on: 25 February 2010, 19:57 »
When I get it back from the garage I'll run through loads of checks. I might get some new spark plugs and a battery too  :embarassed:
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Offline axewielder

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Re: Wobbly Idle
« Reply #3 on: 26 February 2010, 09:16 »
check vac pipes first
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Offline Walkerboy

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Re: Wobbly Idle
« Reply #4 on: 26 February 2010, 23:00 »
mite be idle control valve
if you rev it but leave your foot on the peddle around 1500 does the revs start dropping,so when you take your foot of the peddle it stools????
« Last Edit: 26 February 2010, 23:18 by Walkerboy »
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