daveelton
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- Sep 12, 2002
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Kansas_City_MO
When I start my car, if it is not too cold outside, my car would normally begin to idle at about 750 rpms. Lately however, it will sometimes idle at 500 rpms and will shake the car because it is so low, and occasionally it will die. If I give it some gas, it picks up fine and the problem disappears until I back off the gas and it tries to idle again. After driving the car for about 5 minutes, the problem will stop (if I stop at a red light or stop sign, it will idle correctly at about 750 rpms). If I leave the car off for any longer than about 30 minutes, the problem will usually occur again the next time I start the car. This weekend I cleaned up my throttle body, fixed an oil leak due to a leaky valve cover gasket, and changed all my spark plugs and wires. None of this improved the situation one bit. Once the car is moving, it runs great. Thanks for any help or suggestions.
Dave
Dave