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    89 accord idles to high

    hi, i am new to this forum as i just recently bought a 89 accord (i am only 15)
    well it starts fine then it seems to idle at about 1,500rpm then gradely moves to 2,000rpm
    and idles there, the car is a project car and i really need to figure this out before i start on other things and also u can hear it sucking in air when its idling
    after u rev the car and it goes back to idle it makes a weird noise coming from around the plenum <<< not to sure on spelling

    any help would be appreciated thanks



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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    Is it a carb? If so, is the car warmed up? These carbs idle high until the engine is up to operating temps.
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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    nah its a 2.0si sorry for not posting in the first thred

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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    I would check for vacuum leaks.
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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    could u help me out with like a diagram of all the vaccume hoses on a efi i can only find ones for carbs, and could u give me a expample on how to check for these leaks

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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    check out the 3geez wiki there should be a link for shop manuals on there

    nm here they are
    http://3geez.wiki-tv.com/Honda_service_manuals

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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    You can use carb cleaner. Spray it on the lines and the engine will act differently if you sprayed the cleaner on a leak.
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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    Quote Originally Posted by ghettogeddy View Post
    check out the 3geez wiki there should be a link for shop manuals on there

    nm here they are
    http://3geez.wiki-tv.com/Honda_service_manuals
    couldent find them on there but im haveing a second look, any idea were they would be under ?

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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    Quote Originally Posted by strange View Post
    couldent find them on there but im haveing a second look, any idea were they would be under ?
    get the 86-89 master manual look under
    fual and emmsions

    should be like 12-7

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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    yeh i found them thanks mate, umm i think the car is missing the air cleaner, and the vacume hose from the idle controll solanoid valve has a bolt in it, could this be the problem ?

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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    bump

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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    Probably. It's a cheap enough first step.
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    Re: 89 accord idles to high

    ok i found the problem, was the fast idle valve being dirty as hell

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