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Subject:Re: a/c and idle
From:John Rodgers
Date:Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:10:39 -0600

rsf wrote:

>My idle shoots up 1000rpm when the a/c in turned on. What factors and
>failure trends are at work here and what needs replaced?
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>Shawn
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Shawn, what is your idle speed.?To what rpm does it go with the AC on?
Your engine should perform as I described previously, but the rpms to
which it goes is significant. As I recall, without hunting down the
specific numbers in the Bentley, the rpm should jump to 1300-1400 rpm.
from about 850 rpm idle rpm. If it jumps to 1850 - 1000 rpm more that
proper idle, then yes, you do have something happening,. It may be
nothing more than the need to adjust the idle just a bit, or, you may
have to go through a number of resets of various things to get it right.

Good Luck,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver