80q engine quandry

[Huw Powell]

> I drove my 88 80q about 60 miles today.  Washed it in a car wash and  hit the 
> top of the engine are up with the hose to clean off some grease  /  dirt.  I 
> do this whenever I clean the car (every 6 months or so)  and there was no 
> problem restarting.  I drove another 15 miles with  absolutely no issues.  In 
> fact, I was thinking to my self that my 275k+ car  was running pretty darn well...
>  
> Stopped by Publix supermarket for a few things on the way home, and when I  
> restarted my car, it searched for idle, revving between 1000 and 1100 rpm.   
> hitting the gas would briefly blip the revs (up to say, 2200 or 2500) then  it 
> would fall immediately down to the 1000 to 1100 rpm mark.  unplugged the  ISV 
> with no change.  took off the distributor cap -- no water, and no  difference 
> when I put it back on.  

If I read that correctly, you can't rev the engine, right?  Your idle 
switch might be shorted (or stuck).  Try unplugging the idle/WOT switch 
connector at the throttle body and see if the problem goes away.

-- 
Huw Powell

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