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    power problem?

    while my car is idling at about 850, if I push on the brake pedal or turn on th lights, or use the windows my car will drop a couple hundred rpm and begin to shutter. NE 1 have ne ideas as to what the hell this might be?



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    Could be an alternator problem have you checked it?

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    make sure you have solid ground on the battery.
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    Dude my car does that too, I have have a great ground connection but i dont know what else it could be, the alternator sounds like a great idea but it doesnt bother me enough to go put one on.

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    I think when you press the break it changes the vacume try pumping it real fast.

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    :pimp: you should check your ecu fuse under the hood if u were fckng with radio stuff or anything like that acasionaly you can blow that fuse. if thats what it is your car will now run like a raped aped after u fix it

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    might want to check your EACV

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