car will not idle anymore input please!

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Aug 2, 2005 | 11:47 AM

Elec87

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car will not idle anymore input please!

Well here it goes, My car decided it no longer wants to idle.
The only changes I made were to hook up o2 extensions, o2 sensor ground and put in the pcv system. Prior to this I had driven it aroud a few 100 miles times with no stalling issues. The car has now decided it will not run unless I keep it around 1200 rpm with my foot power and will idle very rarely If I ease of the gas slowly but then it surges around and eventually will die.
This thing is really pissing me off It's cursed.
Thanks for all and any input. I am thinking about a viking funeral for it.

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Aug 2, 2005 | 02:07 PM

Elec87

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any suggestions?

Aug 2, 2005 | 02:26 PM

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Good luck seeing how you give no details about the car or mods. You don't even say what kind of car it is.

Aug 2, 2005 | 04:49 PM

Elec87

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This is a 98 camaro with headers and a dual exhaust plus some crappy cold air intake setup. 5.7 ls1

Aug 2, 2005 | 07:20 PM

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Did you bother checking the plugs?
Do you have an SES light?

Aug 3, 2005 | 08:17 AM

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I just changed the plugs and wires today. It still has the same issue. It was running fine with a ses light on for the 02 sensors on and when I plugged in the extenstions it stopped running and had no ses light. This thing just does not like me.

Aug 3, 2005 | 04:39 PM

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what did you do to the PCV sytem?did you remove the throttle body at all? make sure the iac motor is (plugged in ) and working right,sometimes they "stick" and cause lack of idle.