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Tech, Repairs, Upgrades => Capri XR-2 89-94 => Topic started by: Gaz on October 27, 2016, 11:45:10 AM

Title: Weird pulsing idle
Post by: Gaz on October 27, 2016, 11:45:10 AM
Is this indicative of an iac failure? It raises up then lowers in all of the span of about 1 1/2 seconds. Like it would be bouncing off rev limiter, but in the lower RPMs.
Title: Re: Weird pulsing idle
Post by: Rocketman on October 27, 2016, 08:13:37 PM
Check to make sure your dashpot is adjusted properly
Title: Re: Weird pulsing idle
Post by: greywolf27030 on October 28, 2016, 10:21:17 AM
Mine does something similar.  When started from hot, idle will drop to 450/500, then speed up to 1000.  Continuing this pulsing it will sometimes stall.  Strangely, when you drive it for a few minutes, it will idle properly.

Jack Byrd
Title: Re: Weird pulsing idle
Post by: Gaz on October 29, 2016, 02:38:13 PM
Mine does something similar.  When started from hot, idle will drop to 450/500, then speed up to 1000.  Continuing this pulsing it will sometimes stall.  Strangely, when you drive it for a few minutes, it will idle properly.

Jack Byrd

Exact same symptoms.
Title: Re: Weird pulsing idle
Post by: Gaz on October 29, 2016, 02:38:51 PM
Check to make sure your dashpot is adjusted properly

What is that?
Title: Re: Weird pulsing idle
Post by: Rocketman on November 02, 2016, 10:32:31 PM
Check to make sure your dashpot is adjusted properly

What is that?

The bulb on the throttle body that prevents the blade from slamming shut in the TB bore and sticking closed. It's on the left side, and has a white plastic plunger that contacts the throttle linkage. Adjusted with a jam nut/threading. Back it off a bit and see if it helps the situation.

I had an issue on one of my engines where the dashpot would pop the throttle open, it would rev up and build vacuum, suck the plate closed, idle down, less vac, pop open, cycle repeated.
Title: Re: Weird pulsing idle
Post by: Gaz on January 17, 2017, 11:43:42 AM
Why would this just happen out of the blue, though?
Title: Re: Weird pulsing idle
Post by: blackhandbeagles on January 18, 2017, 09:29:35 AM
See my thread. Try disconnecting the TPS and see if the pulsing idle goes away.

Just remember, the car won't start with the TPS disconnected but will run if you disconnect it after started.
Title: Re: Weird pulsing idle
Post by: JJ on August 27, 2017, 03:31:35 PM
noooo it should start with tps disconnected. i ran mine that way for 15 months before solving the issue it had when connected....