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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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Very bad Idle in gear

I dont know wtf happend but I started the car up at the end of the day and it ran fine in neutral

Neutral w/ Clutch Pedal Down = Fine

Soon as U put it in any gear with clutch pedal in it bounces like crazy runs on one rotor as it drops....adding fuel to the idle curve fixes this but requires tons of fuel

Pop it back into neutral...clutch in/out idles perfectly perfect vaccuum
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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this may be the one thing that pushes me into listing it for sale

please help me guys...i dont know what it is...it has to be some kind of sensor...

local rotary shop over phone says its a vaccuum leak but that doesnt make sense why only in gear does it idle poorly
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Dont you worry brother,,,easy fix. Same thing happend to me few months back theres a push in switch under the clutch pedal i bet the springs snapped inside and it aint working no more. ill find you a link hang on
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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here you got mate,,,i followed this wicked repair using a pen spring worked a treat.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...+switch+repair

thank me later.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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very much appreciate it fellows....I was confused..i thought clutch switch applied in neutral as well
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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well i looked at the switch and the little white pluger comes out almost all the way id say 85%...i can pull it a little bit more out than it does on its own....so my question is it really the switch?

- does the switch have to come ALL the way out in order to work?
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Monsterbox
well i looked at the switch and the little white pluger comes out almost all the way id say 85%...i can pull it a little bit more out than it does on its own....so my question is it really the switch?

- does the switch have to come ALL the way out in order to work?
IIRC, yes.

Dave
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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To be honest mine looked fine, and i wasnt gonna remove it but i just thought what the hell and run testing meter over it ,i soon realised that it was not springing back 100% full length.. check it out brother , mine also didnt idle like a pile of crap as soon as i tried to put it in gear.
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 05:40 PM
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Also, check the first/second gear switch. If it goes bad, it will give you the exact symptoms you are describing. It is up on the side of the tranny. On the tail housing.
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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well, it does it in any gear, like reverse for example
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