clarification about low idle troubleshooting...89 accord lx -- Honda Accord Message Board

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, [5] ]

Subject: clarification about low idle troubleshooting...89 accord lx

Author:
bill

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 14:54:06 11/14/03 Fri
Author Host/IP: 216-99-198-136.dial.spiritone.com/216.99.198.136

Thanks for the help so far.
the situation was this,
the idle speed would drop ( to approx. 500-600) when i apply the brakes. at the same time the headlights(when on) would dim and recover immediately.
i believe i have divided the two problems. the light problem was related to a bad ground, or at least it doesn't exibit itself to a detectable level.
but i'm still stuck on the idle speed. i can actually stall the car by pumping the brake peddle.
here's what i've done so far...
i've inspected as much of the vaccuum system as possible visually. an inspected the system with a home-made stethascope, especially around the area of the brake booster and associated hoses. nothing detected.
the pcv valve had been replaced before i recognised this problem exibiting itself. is it reasonable to replace the bushing that the pcv valve is installed? the valve does wiggle around a bit but doesn't seem to leak.
one of the suggested leads was the "IAC motor" (for a previous post) that puzzles me a bit.
should i consider the EGR valve?
or idle boost solenoid?
or emmision control system?
the car is 5 speed, carburated.
i've read through the archives.
thank you in advance for patience.
you folks offer good advice.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]