Red

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I went to start my car (1998 camaro) and the battery was dead. I give it a jump off of my truck and the motor raced up to 3,000 rpms. I tried tap the gas pedal,check the TB making sure it was not stuck open,but nothing seems to work. Thanks for your help.

LS1>girlfriend

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weird, any ses codes? when you say checked the tb...you actually popped the hood and opened and closed the tb fully right?

efizjb

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When you disconnect batteries or they go totally dead the computer needs to do an idle relearn. It's perfectly normal, it will correct itself after a little driving.

2001NBMZ28

Thinking it's an idle relearn issue too - get that battery load tested.

Red

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"LS1>girlfriend" I did open the hood and pushed the TB forward to make sure that the blade was closed. Then I pushed the TB back to open the rpms went higher,so I figure the TB is working properly.
The battery will not hold a charge (dead battery). I recently removed the PS! and installed a short belt maybe the battery is not being told to recharge. I'll go and get a new battery and drive the car around town.

Thanks for everyones help!!

ms4z28

i got a 98 it did the same thing dont worry about it just drive it around a little the computer re-learn it program

LS1>girlfriend

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mine never revved to 3,000 rpm during relearn. when mine relearned it would idle between 500 and 1700 rpm. hope thats the problem!

ms4z28

ya mine didnt go quite that high unless i tapped the gas but it only did it once that was after the battery died

Red

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If the issue does not go away after new battery and a drive around-I'll strap it to the trailer and head over to the tuner.

ms4z28

sounds great i would do the same

Red

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Well,the new battery worked-I started the car and the idle was around 900 rpm's. Thanks again for help everyone.

01ssreda4

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i wouldn't drop it in gear at 3k

01ssreda4

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a high idle can also indicate a vacuum leak. one time i shut off my 5.0 and when i went to crank it, the rpms shot to 3500. i looked under the hood and there was a vacuum distribution block and one was popped off. i plugged it back in and it ran perfect. im guessing the vibration of the motor when it stopped popped it off or something. i ended up replacing it.