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menopause TBI idle

skyhigh4by

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Runs great and has good smooth power but its as tempermental 49 year old woman.

Ive rest the IAC probably 50 times. Get the idle down to about 750 and everything is happy. Go for a little drive and it works its way back up too 900-1300 depending on its mood. No fluctuation just higher than it should be. Shut the truck off and start it back up and TADA!!! idle is back down where its supposed to UNTIL you go for a little drive again then its back up :dunno:

I notice this mainly when stopping at traffic lights. Sometimes if its a long enough light the idle will very slowly work its way back down to maybe 800 but not always. Also sometimes the idle doesn't come up at all on a drive. Every now and then it will settle back down to about 800 rpm at every light I stop at.

Its a holley throttle body, MAP vac moved to front port, the IAC is new, coolant temp sensor is new, fuel pressure is stable at 12.5 PSI, new heated o2 sensor, vacuum is stable 21in-hg at 800 rpm idle.

It has a non adjustable TPS that I have elongated the holes on but I haven't been able to get the voltage below .85 with the throttle closed. Thats about the only thing I can think of but Im not totally convinced that its the cause.

I have 1 stock prom and 3 tuned ones and it does the same thing with all of them.

ideas...???
 
Crazy idea, but it could be that the throttle cable is sticking in the cable sleeve. Since the return spring that attaches to the throttle body has less pull strength the closer it gets to idle it slowly returns it to idle. When this happens again try pulling the gas peddle up with your foot and see if that helps. The sleeve might need some lube or replacement.
 
Thanks for the idea. I forget to mention that the throttle cable is brand new. The old one was really stiff and snapped while driving.
 
I would suggest data logging and see what each sensor is doing during that time.
 
My last few data logs show the IAC counts up in the 40-60 range at idle if I remember right. Pretty sure all the other sensors are doing what they're supposed to. The person doing my tuning has been mainly focusing on lean/rich conditions which now seem to be quite good.
 
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