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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 09:53 AM
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Question What would cause a rough idle only part of the time?

ok some times i am dirving the car then i pull up to a stop light my idel starts going up and down and soo does the vacume pressure and some times i only get like .79 to .80 bar boost insted of.87 which is what the computer is set for



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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 10:30 AM
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yeah someone answer this because I get some times too.
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 10:39 AM
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Learn to spell first, then you might be able to move on to more difficult things like working on cars. Or maybe not.
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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Learn to spell first, then you might be able to move on to more difficult things like working on cars. Or maybe not.
Mira mamao chupame el bicho I always do this when I get ahead of myself, sorry! BTW you need to spell better to wrench? As far as I know I wrench with tools not a keyboard.
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 11:09 AM
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Mine just recently did this, but the second it finished warming up it was good to go.
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 11:26 PM
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its cool how you guys pick on me cause i am dislexic
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 11:40 PM
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He's just giving you a hard time, no hard feelings.

On another note, don't rotarys loose a tad bit of compression when they are warmer? I read this in a thread a while back.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 12:38 AM
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check your plugs
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