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Old 09-21-2009, 10:40 AM   #1
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Default High idle.....need advice

OK......i had an antifreeze leak from one of the hoses that goes from the throttle body to the lower intake..and to replace it i had to take off the upper intake and the hoses attached to it...but when i put everything back together theres a small whistle and its idling higher than it used to....theres no more leak but idk what the whistle is and why i have the high idle.....any ideas???

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Old 09-21-2009, 12:39 PM   #2
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check the torque on the intake bolts. did you use a new gasket?
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Old 09-21-2009, 03:01 PM   #3
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yea, you might need a new gasket if you didnt use one, or it is not torqued down correctly, make sure everything is tight, the throttlwbody bolts everything, the smallest air leak causes the whistle, just recheck everything
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Old 09-22-2009, 07:40 AM   #4
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thanks for the feedback guys
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