At 10:32 AM 4/29/2002, Matt Sutton wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>     -Starting cold with ISV connected and o2 sensor disconected, engine revs
>to about 2700 rpms, and just stays there- even after everything warms up.
>Starting cold with with both ISV and o2 sensor connected, it will do the
>same thing, until it warms up. Then the idle drops to a shakey 700 rpm, and
>I'm back to square one: a stinking superfund site on wheels that drives like
>it has double pneumonia.

Which suggests that the ISV is screwing up the works (and the ECU is trying
to compensate when it goes into closed-loop mode)  -- and it's under
command of the ISV control module (fwd of right tail-light) which is known
for playing nasty tricks.  Bad connections or bad board...

>     Any ideas are welcome: further diagnostic tricks, advice, scolding, etc.

Did you wash behind your ears? <g>

david

>Matt
>88 GL

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'85 GL "Poor Relation"