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Subject:Re: Idle at 2k rpm w/ AC on - why?
From:mike barker
Date:Mon, 15 Mar 1999 22:30:37 -0800

It's hard to even think about a/c with six inches of snow on the ground!
My '87 has run this way for as long as I've owned it-6 years. I never
thought much of it.
-Mike

Gordon C Smith wrote:
>
> My idle does not drop below 2000 rpm while the AC is on. If I reach up and
> shut off the AC  the idle goes back down to about 900 or so. This happens
> when the engine is warm, at first it was intermittant but now it happens
> all the time.
>
> What's the likely cause of this? What's the connection between the AC and
> the idle curcuitry?
>
> Any ideas appreciated...
>
> Aloha,
>
> Gordon Smith
> Honolulu
>
> (... yes it's warm enough to use the AC here...)

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