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Old 10-07-2010, 11:46 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Some cars increase idle when moving so that the engine doesn't stall under load, for example if you steer. My wife's old car used to slightly increase revs when reversing so you could use idle speed and the clutch to reverse slowly without stalling.

I suspect this isn't the case here though.
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