Hey guys...having a problem with it periodically idling rough and popping thru the exhaust during some cold mornings.. also when I turn on the defroster option.........i'm thinking its something to do with a vacuum solenoid or idle control somewhere.....it mainly does this on frosty mornings or around freezing......but runs fine after it gets heat in the motor....any ideas?..
Thanks,
Matt
89 Bonneville-Cold Air Idle Control?
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Re: 89 Bonneville-Cold Air Idle Control?
There is an idle air motor under the throttle body.\
Probably gunked up. I have one for sale if you need it.
Probably gunked up. I have one for sale if you need it.
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Re: 89 Bonneville-Cold Air Idle Control?
It could also be an ignition issue (plugs, wires, coils) or a bad intake temp sensor, possibly dirty mass airflow sensor. It should idle higher when it's cold, and slowly drop in speed as it warms up.
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The Fleet:
'93 SSEi - Twincharged + manual Build thread
'97 Camaro - Top swap
'05 STS - V8, AWD, her DD
'92 Trofeo - Fair weather DD
'99 Montana - top swap 3800
'04 Sierra 2500HD - LLY Duramax
Current project:
Something cool, trust me.
Upcoming projects:
'92 Bonneville SSE
'87 LeSabre T-type
'67 LeSabre
Gone to greener pastures:
'84 Sierra Classic - Twin turbo 3800
'97 LeSabre - Top swap
RIP:
'86 LeSabre - pictures
'93 SE - L67

