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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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Where you got the smaller pulley for the alternator? You kept the damper stock?
maybe the Eclipse stereo has a lot of more functions requiring more juice, you know memory wise functions...
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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I got it from an alternator shop around town, now since ive put that on, the idle is real low. About 700 rpm in park, and when i put it in gear it acts like it wants to die, idle drops down to about 400 rmp just for a sec then goes back up, anybody know what would cause this? It just started doing it when I put the underdrive pulley for the alternator on.
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Did you perform the idle relearning procedure?
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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No how do you do that?
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1: Disconnect battery for 2-5 mins aprox.
2: Start car
3: Holding the brake put it in "drive"
4: Let it idle in "drive" for 5 mins.
5: Put it in "park"
6: Let it idle for 5 mins more
7: Turn engine off for 30 secs
8: Have a beer......
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