engine seems to accelerate with ac on

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
140 MILES
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NOE99
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I have a Mitsubishi eclipse 2000 and every time i turn the AC on the engine seems to accelerate more then normal why????
Jun 16, 2012 at 11:02 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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idle speed control motor bumps the idle to take the load. look for vacuum leaks first before going to the idle control.

Roy
Jun 16, 2012 at 11:16 PM
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