Car idling at 2K revs....

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Car idling at 2K revs....

Postby simonbuk » Sun 14.04.2024, 19:24

Started the car up for the first time in a few years - fired up almost instantly!
Problem is it stays at 2K revs, left it for a few minutes but wouldn't drop.
Any ideas ?
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Re: Car idling at 2K revs....

Postby FunElan » Sun 14.04.2024, 20:43

You probably have a vacuum leak somewhere.
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Re: Car idling at 2K revs....

Postby Tuga2112 » Mon 15.04.2024, 08:00

FunElan wrote:You probably have a vacuum leak somewhere.

second that,

recall a few years ago similar rpm and i indeed had one of the vacum hoses disconnected.
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