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platinumdub
May 24, 2010, 08:05 PM
Please help me! My 1991 honda has an erratic idle. Fluxuating up to 2-2.5 rpm.it used to subsides when engine gets warm but now it constantly doing it. Symptoms are: bad gas mileage,failed air-care emissions,no air conditioning,leaking coolant. I've cleaned and replaced eacv,cleaned air filter,and changed spark plugs.

TxGreaseMonkey
May 25, 2010, 05:49 AM
Possibilities:

. Air in cooling system. Fill radiator until coolant comes out of the bleeder screw.

. Ignition Control Module (ICM) is bad:

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cars-trucks/faq-how-troubleshoot-repair-maintain-hondas-selected-other-vehicles-46563-4.html#post265896

platinumdub
Dec 19, 2010, 03:47 PM
:) I just want to say thank you to tx grease monkey. He is very helpful and a book of knowledge. He has made me look like a genious to my guy friends, because they all could not fix my idle issue with my car.
My year long headache is finally over.
Thanks

TxGreaseMonkey
Dec 19, 2010, 04:45 PM
platinumdub, what was the final solution to your idle problem?