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Idle at 1000 rpms?

Oh, and no, a new battery will not help your misfire issue.

Edited by Nick

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Idle at 1000 rpms?

Oh, and no, a new battery will not help your misfire issue.

All cold engines idle higher than ones at operating temperature.

It's decidedly far-fetched, yes. I'm willing to try whatever theories are introduced to me if they don't require any investment. I just wanted to get it started up and show that it does, indeed, still run. :P

On a semi-related note, the Cutlass is finally running again, as well. It's been dormant since last fall.

Edited by blackviper8891

Oh, and no, a new battery will not help your misfire issue.

maybe the points are out of adjustment :scratchchin::lol:

All cold engines idle higher than ones at operating temperature.

True, I've just never seen one idle that high on a cold start, but I suppose it could be partially attributed to that it hasn't been run in a long time.

Um... "rock" on?:metal:
True, I've just never seen one idle that high on a cold start, but I suppose it could be partially attributed to that it hasn't been run in a long time.

I've seen many idle at around 1250 when started up.

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True, I've just never seen one idle that high on a cold start, but I suppose it could be partially attributed to that it hasn't been run in a long time.

The Cobalt idles around 1500 on a cold start.

I think the Intrepid idles around 800-1,000 rpm cold start, 600 when warmed up. The Shadow has a fast idle...1,000 rpm...one of those things that need to be tweaked.

The Cobalt idles around 1500 on a cold start.

Wow...that's more than my motorcycle. I've never known cars to idle that high. My car idles around 750 when it is cold.

Personally i would take a rubber mallet and hit the engine block until it works correctly. You should also do this to the rear brakes.

The only thing that will fix that car is 8 pounds of C4 which i can arrange...

The only thing that will fix that car is 8 pounds of C4 which i can arrange...

How about filling it up with gunpower and shooting some tannerite that you wedge between the window and the door frame?

Wow...that's more than my motorcycle. I've never known cars to idle that high. My car idles around 750 when it is cold.

cold idle for mine is around 800-1000 then once warmed it hovers around 500-600 it sort of sounds like its skipping though... may be the xtreme energy hydrolic cam :scratchchin:

:lol:

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Yeah mine idles about 1100 when first started cold.
How about filling it up with gunpower and shooting some tannerite that you wedge between the window and the door frame?

Why not just fill it up with match heads and blast it off mythbusters style.

I would take a thousand years to get that many match heads together.
The only thing that will fix that car is 8 pounds of C4 which i can arrange...

...or sink it off of the coast of Florida to help build a coral reef....

Chris

Or strap rockets to it like the first (and even better) 2nd test with that Impala.

Or strap rockets to it like the first (and even better) 2nd test with that Impala.

:cry: i hate those episodes... blow up celica's like the james bond myth and lighter myths.

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