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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 06:52 PM
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350 TPI IDLING PROBLEMS

What's up guys I got a 91 trans am with a 350 tpi. I barely bought the car. I didn't know if the ac worked so I charged it and it worked perfect. But after I charged it I noticed my idle jumped up for some reason it idles close to 1200 rpms with the ac on or off. Before that it ran great and idled great. I checked the codes all I got was a code 33. Any ideas would be awesome Thanks.
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 07:41 PM
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Car: 92 Firebird, 77 Trans Am SE, 86 Z28
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Re: 350 TPI IDLING PROBLEMS

You probably moved or busted a vacuum line. Otherwise....http://chevythunder.com/map_code_33.htm
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 08:00 PM
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Re: 350 TPI IDLING PROBLEMS

I didn't really touch anything when I charged it. It just all of a sudden went up in idle and never came back down. If I drive it slow it sputters and at a stop it wants to go by itself.
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 08:01 PM
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Re: 350 TPI IDLING PROBLEMS

Ok fine. Look for vacuum leaks.
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 08:02 PM
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Re: 350 TPI IDLING PROBLEMS

Thanks that's what's next on my list to do it was super random and it shifts hard too. Thanks though
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 08:09 PM
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Re: 350 TPI IDLING PROBLEMS

That all sounds like a vacuum leak still. As brittle as those plastic vacuum get and the nature of the older ecm's, it normally is super random. Especially when you only charged ac.
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 08:12 PM
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Re: 350 TPI IDLING PROBLEMS

Yes I know. I will buy some carb spray and spray around the lines see if something pops out. If it was the tps I'm guessing I would get a code or something for that
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