I have a 1992 1.5 manual 4 spd,74k miles. For about the past 3 months
everday when I start it for the first time (it never fails to start on the
first try) I always let it warm up for at least 2 to 10 mins. Either way it
dies when I take off and stop the first few times (hit the clutch). After
that it stays started. A related problem is that when it is started it idles
at about 1100 rpm untill warm then at 800-900 when idle but when I am coming
to a stop after in gear it will go down to about 400-500 then rise back up
to 800-900 once I come to a complete stop, furthermore, if I drive it for
about 20 minutes, park it without turning the engine off, it will be
fine(idle at 900-1100 at all times,stop or go) but if I turn it off even for
1 second it returns to the idle at 500 untill stopped. I recently had the
distibutor and computer changed and the timing was adjusted by a
proffesional. I changed the plugs and wires after the fact and still no
change. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Also...I installed a tach and spliced into the coil wire going/coming to the
distributor, but that was much longer ago than the problems started,could
this be a cause?
Nobody U. Know - 04 Nov 2004 10:52 GMT
It sounds like the idle speed controller. Please read:
http://www.dsm.org/menu.epl?item=35
One thing I'd try with such an old car is a carbon cleaning. That will
destroy those new plugs, so bite the $6 and buy some new ones.

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> I have a 1992 1.5 manual 4 spd,74k miles. For about the past 3 months
> everday when I start it for the first time (it never fails to start on the
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> distributor, but that was much longer ago than the problems started,could
> this be a cause?
Lady Chatterly - 17 Nov 2004 04:49 GMT
In article <D7kid.18077i5.10812@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net> Ninder <pg61386@earthlink.net> wrote:
>I have a 1992 1.5 manual 4 spd,74k miles. For about the past 3 months
>everday when I start it for the first time (it never fails to start on the
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>distributor, but that was much longer ago than the problems started,could
>this be a cause?
Why are you so sure?
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Ninder - 26 Nov 2004 07:53 GMT
> In article <D7kid.18077i5.10812@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net> Ninder <pg61386@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
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> "Second Admission that Lady Chatterly kicked your a.s noted, Kenny
> Kakes." -- Daedalus
"Why are you so sure"....What the hell does that mean.
Lady Chatterly - 26 Nov 2004 08:05 GMT
>> In article <D7kid.18077i5.10812@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net> Ninder
><pg61386@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>"Why are you so sure"....What the hell does that mean.
Yer frothing at the mouth.
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MisterSkippy - 26 Nov 2004 20:12 GMT
>>> In article <D7kid.18077i5.10812@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net> Ninder
>><pg61386@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>Yer frothing at the mouth.
Rude author killfiled..
Plonk!
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