[T3] Weird Idle Dips, Suggestions?

Toadpipe the.toadpipe at gmail.com
Sat Feb 25 13:06:49 PST 2012


Since I have no tach, I've done this the old fashioned way.  Over the 
past couple of days I seem to have found the sweet spot with the idle 
setting.  No more dips when it's cold.  Problem solved.

Toadpipe


On 02/23/2012 05:40 PM, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 23 Feb 2012 at 17:16, Bryon Garvin wrote:
>
>> But aren't you supposed to set the idle speed after the engine is warm?  If
>> so, then you won't know if you fixed the problem til you start the car with
>> the engine pretty cold.  Yes?
> Yes, but if the idle was close, turning it down a tad is a move in
> the right direction and if it fixes the problem it may be enough. If
> the problem pops up again, you can just turn it down a bit more.
>
> Or, like you say, RTFM, and set it correctly with a tach.
>




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