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Old 09-12-2014, 04:10 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 3n3rgystar View Post
One trick I do know that I have used in the past(wastes a little gas if you idle alot) is set the idle higher where it might not die when you drive it, then when you have more time to work on it lower it again, try a fix if it works you are done, if not set the idle higher so you can drive it without dying then next pay day try another fix, if that works your done, etc. Might get you by until a permanent fix, kinda a work around.
At stops, I use the accelerator to idle higher. I have not been driving much lately, although I had been driving without air conditioning even when it was well over a hundred degrees, but I always use it if I have passengers.
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