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Old 11-24-2006, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by GeorgeH View Post
Interesting thought, I'll check it out. This problem occurs when the engine is cold and hot. It's much worse when the outdoor temp is cold or it's humid. So it would seem to be intake air related.
That's interesting.

My problem only occurred when the car warmed up.

At cold start, it would idle fine, and then if left idling, after 3-5 minutes, the surging would start. It was a constant up and down surging, from about 500 to about 1,500 rpms.
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