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Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!

by WindsorFox <darkshado666@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Feb 22, 2008 at 07:27 AM

NoOption5L@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> On Dec 30 2007, 4:19 pm, NoOptio...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> 
> I hope you remember the story.  (If not, you can refresh your memory
> below.)  You will NOT believe what the cause of the problem was!  You
> know those two little screws that attach the ignition module to the
> distributor, they take a Torx wrench to  tighten/loosen?  The one
> closest to my thermostat housing had worked its way lose.  How, why I
> don't know.  While hunting/searching, again, all my vacuum lines for
> leaks, I just happened to notice the little screw lying in the
> [screw's] deep mounting hole in the ignition module.  The screw was
> blocked from completely falling out because the end of it would bump
> into the thermostat housing.  I twisted the distributor around and
> tightened the screw, not knowing what effect it would have on the
> car.  Then took the car for a little test drive afterwards and the
> idle problem didn't appear, and it has been a couple weeks now and the
> car has run perfectly -- not a single hiccup in the idle.  Just a
> coincidence?  At this point, I'd bet the house it's not.
> 
> Okay, now who's going to claim these screws being loose was their
> second guess?  :-)
> 
> Patrick

    Pfffff, I knew it the whole time. I was just waiting to see if you 
could find it yourself....

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 12 Posts in Topic:
Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
NoOption5L@[EMAIL PROTECT  2008-02-21 18:24:08 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
Michael Johnson <cds@[  2008-02-21 22:30:08 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
NoOption5L@[EMAIL PROTECT  2008-02-21 19:40:19 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
"Al Lergy" <  2008-02-21 22:24:39 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
WindsorFox <darkshado6  2008-02-22 07:30:29 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
Michael Johnson <cds@[  2008-02-22 10:44:17 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
WindsorFox <darkshado6  2008-02-22 17:26:31 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
WindsorFox <darkshado6  2008-02-22 07:27:36 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
NoOption5L@[EMAIL PROTECT  2008-02-22 17:01:41 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
"Al Lergy" <  2008-02-22 22:51:50 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
WindsorFox <darkshado6  2008-02-23 11:51:01 
Re: Idle-Problem From Hell -- SOLVED!
NoOption5L@[EMAIL PROTECT  2008-02-23 18:19:38 

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