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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 03:37 PM
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Default Do I have a vacuum leak?

My idle has been acting a little funny. It tends to go up about 100-150rpms as the engine becomes warm. Additionally, when I'm in 4th and I hit the throttle hard, it sounds like I'm getting some pinging. And lastly, when the car is warm and I shut down the engine and then restart it, my idle will sometimes rythmicly surge by about 50 rpms. It used to do it up to almost a hundred rpms, but it has stopped reving as much and the frequency of occurances has gone down. My mods are: lid, bauer tb, and a cutout. This happens whether or not the cutout is capped. I have Atap on it's way to help me diagnose the issue, but I'm kinda impatient . I had recently resent my PCM to clear a code (forgot to hook up IAT sensor). Would this account for the behavior?
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Old Oct 10, 2003 | 09:23 AM
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Default Re: Do I have a vacuum leak?

You can spray WD40 or something simular around the intake. If the RPM's raise, you have a leak.
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Old Oct 10, 2003 | 12:06 PM
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Default Re: Do I have a vacuum leak?

WD-40 will work, but carb cleaner is better, also, check around the MAF to see if there is maybe a leak up there AFTER the MAF.
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Old Oct 10, 2003 | 02:33 PM
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Default Re: Do I have a vacuum leak?

I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the advice. I'm not going to blow myself up am I?
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Old Oct 10, 2003 | 05:39 PM
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Default Re: Do I have a vacuum leak?

No you wont blow your self up. I was just wondering if the IAT was unplugged while this was going on, or? I didn't understand the last part of your piece.
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