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Dec 17, 2004 | 02:40 PM

lokobreed

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When Start Up

I dont know much about cars, just getting into them so please bare with me.

When I start my car up the rpm thing goes up to 2. Is that normal?

Dec 17, 2004 | 02:42 PM

konak85

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If it goes below 1,000 rpm after a few minutes of idling, its normal. The car has to warm up thats why it revs itself so high at first.

Dec 17, 2004 | 02:45 PM

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That 2 = 2000 RPMs

Mine starts up around 1500 and used to go down to ~750, but now it stays around 900. Going to have to mess around with the IACV screw to get it back to 750

Dec 17, 2004 | 02:47 PM

lokobreed

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Im going to go check it...

So start the engine up and wait a few minutes and check it and see how low it goes? Is that what I should do?

Dec 17, 2004 | 02:49 PM

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Yep, after the car warms up to operating temperature (when the temp. needle get to the middle), check where it's at

Dec 19, 2004 | 04:40 PM

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yes, a fast idle speed no higher than 1500-2000rpms is normal on a cold start. But if it doesn't go down as the engine warms up, then something is wrong