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Old Mar 20, 2004 | 10:50 PM
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Question idle on rear rotor?

just wondering if car should be able to run on rear rotor?
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Old Mar 20, 2004 | 10:56 PM
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it should. i would think that if a car can run on just the front rotor it should be able to on the rear. Why do you ask?
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Old Mar 20, 2004 | 11:46 PM
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well the other day i was just fukin around with timing and plugs and i took the front rotor plug boots off and it died the rear rotor doesnt have enough compression to keep idle so i though maybe the front might naturally be able to keep idle better than front so a minute ago i unplugged the rear and it so couldnt keep idle is it likely that i am most likely a litlle low on idle could it be somthing else spark or fuel. i think the 7 runs great but i havent been in any other FB to compare.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 08:45 AM
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Well, sometimes people are still able to idle on blown motors. You would probably be able to if you bumped your idle speed up a few hundred rpm. I don't really see any point though...?
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 02:36 PM
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when my engine died, it ran on 1 rotor and idled at about 450rpm. no need to bump the idle speed up.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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i understand but you still had spark going to the bad rotor i assume, if so it is in turn causing some combustoin isnt it as opossed to not having any spark going to rotor at all . just a thought.
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