1987 Honda Accord IDLE

167,423 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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JDIP26
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MY CAR WIL NOT STOP IDLEING RUFF ALWAYS GOING REAR REAR REAR INTIL YOU HIT THE GAS OR MOVING THEN WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP IT WILL DO IT AGAIN I NEED TO FIGURE THIS OUT?
Dec 21, 2008 at 5:14 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi JDIP26,

You mean the engine is surging at idle? The rpm goes up to more than 1000 and down?

If yes, there is avacumn leakage somewhere or the idle adjust screw has been adjusted too high. Possible vacumn leakages are PCV, detached vacumn hoses or loose manifold nuts.
Dec 26, 2008 at 3:23 AM
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