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When started, should the car stay idling without the throttle cable attached?

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Old 07-18-18, 02:13 PM
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When started, should the car stay idling without the throttle cable attached?
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Not sure why anyone would want/need to do this, but the short answer is yes. Assuming the TB is properly adjusted per the FSM to begin with, and the cable is too, the cable should have a tiny bit of slack in it when at idle (foot off the pedal).
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Originally Posted by Pete_89T2
Not sure why anyone would want/need to do this, but the short answer is yes. Assuming the TB is properly adjusted per the FSM to begin with, and the cable is too, the cable should have a tiny bit of slack in it when at idle (foot off the pedal).
I believe my cable was causing the idle to stick, so I removed it to check. The car starts but then dies with it removed
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Well then someone before you adjusted the cable to put tension on the throttle body to hold an idle which is a big no no.
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I believe my cable was causing the idle to stick, so I removed it to check. The car starts but then dies with it removed
I'm not understanding the thought process here...this is a 2 minute experiment...why did you not reconnect the cable to see if your car would magically stay running?

Is that the way it should be adjusted, no, but it would confirm that's why the car is now dying.
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I'm not understanding the thought process here...this is a 2 minute experiment...why did you not reconnect the cable to see if your car would magically stay running?

Is that the way it should be adjusted, no, but it would confirm that's why the car is now dying.
With the cable hooked up it stays idling but rough, and it sticks a bit. I’m wondering how I would go about adjusting the idle to get it to idle without the cable attached
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Any Ideas?
Yes, have you read any of the stickies that link to the FSM (factory service manual)? There's also several rotary sites, including this one that document setting your idle and checking your TPS (throttle position sensor). I recommend reading up and getting those two items addressed, they'll likely clean things up.
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Without a tb cable yes it should idle on its own. Does your car still have a functional BACV and Cold idle thermowax?
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Originally Posted by SpikeDerailed
Without a tb cable yes it should idle on its own. Does your car still have a functional BACV and Cold idle thermowax?
BACV is non existent. When the cable is hooked up it idles, if not it will start and die
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TB also has the double throttle removed
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Check for vacuum leaks.

Put all the stuff back on there that's supposed to make it idle.
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