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brucepick · 10-25-2012, 05:07 PM

Check the engine coolant temp. Can the UG display it constantly for you? If not warming up and staying warm it might idle fast. My HX had a bum t'stat when I bought it four years ago. They can be sticky but don't know if it would cause fast idle. Easy to check though.

10-25-2012, 05:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	Check the engine coolant temp. Can the UG display it constantly for you? If not warming up and staying warm it might idle fast. My HX had a bum t'stat when I bought it four years ago. They can be sticky but don't know if it would cause fast idle. Easy to check though. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016.