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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 12:10 PM
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Car: Camaro
Engine: 5.slow
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Surging idle

ok my car (check the sig) starts ok then after a few minnutes the idle drops and it shoots below like 300 then but to like 1500 and keeps doing this for awhile it does it randomly but i would like to fix it if anyone knows whats wrong with it please help its hard to not stall a stick if its already about to stall when it idles oh and its tbi just in case anyone needed to know
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 12:17 PM
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Car: 86 Corvette, 89 IROC, 1999 TA
Engine: 350, 350, LS1
Transmission: 700r4, 700r4, T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.07, 373, 4.10
first thing i would do is check for vaccum leaks, may also be an egr problem.. maybe someone else has some other ideas for ya...
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