My upper rad cap started leaking.... BAD.....
Now my car wont idle and dies under 2k if I remove my foot.
I noticed the leak and saw a bunch of wires SOAKED with coolant.
I assume these are the auto idle controls??? Will drying it out/replacing the cap solve this?


The only thing else I did was clean the intake, dont see anything wrong?

 

change the rad cap, dry the wires/connectors and see what happens. if you've just cleaned the intake and now have a dodgy idle i'd bet you've knocked off a vac line or damaged something around the intake.

 

*By clean* I mean take a wire brush to it.
I will give it a good look over tommorow.

 

leaky rad cap=over heating=dead engine hahaha

 

Yeah Im also checking the thermostat tommorow to make sure it works.
Want this motor to last me a while...

 

Does this happen while its hot and cold or just when its cold start up?

 

the leaky cap, or the idle??

The idle was fine until it started to leak.

It was a bit off. 1.5k drop to 1k, repeat until settled. Then it was fine at like 950rpm....

 

Steady at 750rpm, after it was warmed up.

 

If it runs fine after warmup then its probably your thermostat. Its probably stuck open. Although after a few quick revs it should come down to near normal idle.

 

Are you the guy from GenMay by chance? Happy 19th