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Old 02-09-2010, 08:53 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by luvit View Post
i idled my accord to almost 500-600 RPM according to it;s RPM gauge.
since these cold winters hit, it sometimes, but rarely, stalls when i drive it (before it;s fully warmed-up).. i may have an OH SH1T situation before summer.
Rent a dwell tach from autozone and check to make sure it's actually at the correct idle RPM. The tachs often don't read 100% accurately 20 years later, especially at lower RPM readings.
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