1988 90Q dipstick, hunt & peck idle.

[Joshua van Tol]

A bad idle switch will cause the symptom you speak of.
On Oct 2, 2006, at 2:03 PM, cobram at juno.com wrote:

> Thanks to all for the responses.
> I had already checked the usual suspects, ISV etc., and since it only
> happens once in a while I was thinking false air getting in somewhere.
> If I pull the dipstick in and out while it's running, I can kind of  
> get
> it to mimic the hunt and peck.
>
> FWIW-removing the oil filler cap will kill the engine instantly.
>
> I also have a couple of new temp senders on order, gauge is dead, and
> replacing the temp gauge once solved a similar problem on my ole (RIP)
> '84 5KS.
>
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
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