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BITESIZE
10-01-2003, 09:06 AM
Everyone what does your car usually idle at?

Mine is usually at 1,000 RPM's.
DeathRat
10-01-2003, 09:10 AM
When cold it idles at 1800 RPM, when warm it idles at 800 RPM.
Bloodlust
10-01-2003, 09:13 AM
When my old alternator was in and my busted O2 sensor was in it idled around 100-200 RPM. Now that the O2 sensor is fixed and i got my beast of an alternator (140 Amps), it is idling around 1000 on cold days and 800 on warm days.
Vinny
10-01-2003, 09:22 AM
about 800 on mine
MrBen
10-01-2003, 09:22 AM
Around 750 all the time. Purrs like a kitten.
RustyHo88
10-01-2003, 10:04 AM
sometimes it idles between 400-900, and other times it will hold steady at 1800... still most of the time, it doesnt idle :(
nwo504
10-01-2003, 12:24 PM
2000 whn cold
800 warm
shepherd79
10-01-2003, 12:27 PM
1100 rpm all the time because i set it at that setting.
Aarie$$oul
10-01-2003, 03:50 PM
1,000 when hot...1500-1800 when cold
Mac
10-01-2003, 04:23 PM
Right around 800.
Jareds 89 LX-i
10-01-2003, 08:01 PM
1500 during fast idle (cold), and 800 when warm. Purrs smooooth as glass, even with a/c on.
racerx
10-01-2003, 08:56 PM
2400 cold
1000 warm

my car vibrates alot under 1000, is that normal?
i tried setting it to about 750-800 and the whole car is shaking when it's that low...
also, are the rpms suppose to drop about 100 or so when the lights come on? i think i might have some alternator probs...
Leviathant
10-02-2003, 08:38 AM
About 1,800 cold, around 1,000 after warming up...although sometimes the idle just drops to zero at random.

Even when I'm coasting downhill on the highway. Hehe.

I put in a new fuel filter nad cleaned up the carb, I'm not entirely sure why the car does this, but I figure if I search this board long enough I'll find an explanation, heehee.
danronian
10-02-2003, 09:09 AM
mine idles around 2k when it starts and then goes down to around 750

The thing is it gets real rough anywhere from 1200 and down, I think it is the valves out of adjustment and or timing. I'm gonna fix it as soon as I get to the parts store to get a valve cover gasket since mine is leaking all over my exhaust and stinks when I go up hills. Yuck.
HostileJava
10-02-2003, 09:37 AM
1000, but it was idling at around 200 when my ground wire came loose, it will drop to about 700-800 everytime my bass hits.
my86dx4dr
10-02-2003, 09:53 AM
my car idles at 3300-3500 when its cold....is that high? it drops down within 2 mins though, it idles at 900 normaly....when i first start it up on a cold morning it idles above 3000 its annoying but hey gotta wake her up from that deap sleep somehow! when my spark plugs were installed wrong and the wires were on the wrong plugs it took an hour to start it cuz my uncle swore it was the carb that was screwed!!...so when it did start it would buck around at 100-200 rpms that was scary. thought she was gonna die!....lol
BITESIZE
10-02-2003, 08:50 PM
How the heck can you install spark plugs wrong? Upside down?


Looks like my car is idling at 1,000 rpms....which is halfway normal. :)
A20A1
10-02-2003, 09:28 PM
500 on good days with a little richer mixture and a tad bit more ignition advance.

700 - 800 Most of the time.
DBMaster
10-03-2003, 06:48 AM
750
buzzbomber88lx
10-03-2003, 08:24 AM
my celica idles at 550 after I pulled the butterly out of the throttle body but my accord usually idled right around 750 until it would choke itself on the oilly air in the air cleaner.....werd.