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chucktownrx7 05-29-11 12:43 PM

noob with a question about my 2nd Gen
 
i have a 91 fc and i live in charleston sc where it gets pretty hot and when i turn on my air conditioning my RPM needle shoots down and my car shuts off, is my engine running too hot? im not a mechanic so please help me out, thanks a lot

Cameron

RotaryRocket88 05-29-11 06:54 PM

Your idle needs to be adjusted, and the BAC may not be working. Turning on the A/C puts mechanical load on the engine, which will drop idle speed unless something compensates (such as the BAC). If your car is not idling at 7-800 RPM warm, it will need to be adjusted.

chucktownrx7 05-29-11 09:39 PM

thanks a lot my man!


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