[V8] rough start-up idle

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Remove the idle stabilizer (three acorn nuts in front of throttle body) and
clean using a throttle body or carb cleaner and then put it back in.  That
would be your first step.  The ISV gets dirty, but rarely fails IME.

Ingo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Simmons" <indischrot at gmail.com>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 6:11 PM
Subject: [V8] rough start-up idle


> Car cranks fine, starts up to about 800-1000rpm, then drops down to a
> very low number, the first mark on the tach (200?) then back up and
> holds 600-700 as a stable idle.  Only does this on the start-up, no
> trouble when getting off throttle or idling at a stoplight.  Just
> starting (and usually just the first start).  When it dips down to 200,
> my lights dim (naturally), but car picks itself back up and holds the
> correct idle.
>
> Aging ISV?  Any other ideas?
>
> ~Scott Simmons
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