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Hey guys I'm back. My 89 GL used to not idle at all upon cold start. After finally replacing the MAF it would idle. It would idle high upon startup then drop down to normal once the car was warm. I recently pulled the engine to replace the clutch among other things, but now it doesn't idle high anymore on a cold start. I did the work in September if I remember correctly, and I've been daily driving it since. It runs well just won't warm up in the mornings. Is there anything you can think of that maybe I missed or need to replace?

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Coolant Temperature Sensor (CTS) or Idle Air Controller (IAC).   LIke DaveT says, check the wiring on the CTS.   Same goes for the IAC.  Another thing to try:  The IAC has a stepper motor that opens and closes to provide the correct idle speed.  Shoot it full of carb cleaner, let it soak a bit, and turn the engine on and off a few times to work it. 

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I replaced the CTS back before I found out the MAF was faulty, it's the one with the green plug. And the IAC was cleaned out when IL pulled the engine to reseal it and do the clutch swap. I'll check both of those again though this weekend.

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If only we had a central reference for all these items - in Ohms readings for the operation range. I made notes somewhere of the Ohms of the CTS from cold to op temp, partly to know what to look for and expect and maybe to bypass a dud CTS with a known resistance for op temp to see if problems resolve. If you knew all the inputs the ECU likes, give it what it likes manually to see if problem goes away - you found your problem. More auto electrical bible publication stuff not exposed to general public on the internet

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