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radical cam...jumpy idle?

Old 07-07-2005, 01:23 PM
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thats not camming. Camming is the sound it makes not the jumpy idle
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Old 07-07-2005, 04:11 PM
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well i didn't really know how to describe it.
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Old 07-07-2005, 05:40 PM
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ecu is hunting for idle...need a chip
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Old 07-07-2005, 06:58 PM
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well i didn't really know how to describe it.
most people call it "surging" or the technical term is actually "dieseling" when it does that. or maybe that's just a high idle lol. either way, those 2 sound better than "camming at idle"
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Old 07-07-2005, 10:03 PM
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dieseling is when your turn the car off and it still runs
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