1991 Honda Accord Shimmying

1991 HONDA ACCORD
204,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DASEY716
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I have a 91 LX When I am at a complete stop like when you are at a red light and you apply your brakes my car will go to about 400 rpms and shake really bad i cant even have my heater running or it will shake even worse same for AC once i accelerate it is fine could this be a battery or engine problem wasnt sure thanks
Jun 29, 2009 at 7:53 AM
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F4I_GUY
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Sounds like the idle speed is set to low to begin with. Try doing a throttle body service and make sure you clean the FITV and IACV ports (you'll see two holes/ports before the throttle plate)
Jun 29, 2009 at 9:37 AM
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