[V8] Rough idle on start up issue

Kneale Brownson kneale at coslink.net
Fri Sep 9 07:19:47 EDT 2005


Isn't it better to clean ISVs with throttle body cleaner, which is both
less harsh than brake cleaner and leaves a little lubricant on the moving
parts inside?

At 04:15 AM 9/9/2005 -0700, Mike LaRosa wrote:
>Yves,
>
>Pull the Idle Stablizer Valve from the front of the
>motor, (3 acorn nuts and 1 connector) and clean it out
>with brake parts cleaner.  Don't stick anything metal
>into it to hold it open, it's delicate.  I use a
>popsicle stick :)
>
>
>Mike,
>
>
>
>--- Yves Bouchard <YvesB at chromspec.com> wrote:
>
>> I just got a 92 V8 for my wife,,  it run good once
>> hot, the problem is
>> upon starting up cold ( 25C) it will not start the
>> first time or it will
>> start but the it alsmost stall and then goes back to
>> normal and does
>> that 4-5 time then stabilize, after that when in
>> gear it will hesitate
>> for an other 1-2 minute and then it run ok,, I have
>> changed the spark
>> plug , and cleaned the distributor ( freakenly
>> expensive to change),
>> any idea what to look for next , I have pour some
>> fuel injector cleaner
>> I it but I have not seen the result yet
>> 
>> Thank
>> 
>> Freezing 4  and 8
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