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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 07:07 AM
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Idle Problem When Defroster is On

Hey guys I've been running into a problem lately where if I am stopped at a red light and the windshield heater is on... the RPMs will surge up over 1k and go back down then a few seconds surge back up and go back down. If I don't have the heat on it's fine. When I am driving and the heater is on I don't really notice it as much. The RPMs actually surge so much that I have to really plant my foot on the brake so that the car doesn't move.

I'm wonder if this could be a vacuum line or something? Which would be great and would probably fix another problem I having.
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Re: Idle Problem When Defroster is On

Originally Posted by SMKNTRS
Hey guys I've been running into a problem lately where if I am stopped at a red light and the windshield heater is on... the RPMs will surge up over 1k and go back down then a few seconds surge back up and go back down. If I don't have the heat on it's fine. When I am driving and the heater is on I don't really notice it as much. The RPMs actually surge so much that I have to really plant my foot on the brake so that the car doesn't move.

I'm wonder if this could be a vacuum line or something? Which would be great and would probably fix another problem I having.
Defrost also runs the A/c compressor. It's probably surging from lo refrigerant pressure. See if it does the same when in A/C.
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 02:28 PM
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Re: Idle Problem When Defroster is On

Originally Posted by Icarus 402001
Defrost also runs the A/c compressor. It's probably surging from lo refrigerant pressure. See if it does the same when in A/C.
Thanks for the reply, that makes sense because I recently lost most of my cold air when the A/C is on. I will check it next time I go for a ride.
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