Seahag1978 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I have been having an issue with idle kick-down when warm. Now the car never kicks-down. Today I was driving and I noticed the volt meter thing on the dash was at mid-red to 8. The car eventually kicked down to well over 1K rpms. Was always at 1K steady previously. Tonight riding home, it jumped to 2.25 or better rpm while cold and then kept rising. My volt meter on the dash dropped to 0. My lights dimmed and stereo flashed with no sound. I shut everything down except the lights which were dim as heck. The rpms jumped to almost 3K in neutral. I obviously was running just lights off the battery, but was the car smart enough to keep the idle up to prevent stalling? Please say no... this BRAT freaks me out with its intuitive personality as it is... soooo, can anyone give me causes, but more importantly, fixes? H-E-L-P! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Cant say exactly why it did it, but I suggest you replace the alternator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Not enough power to keep the choke heated - fast idle cam was probably engaged. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUB-LIMINAL Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 i would suggest you to check for belt tension...if you still have it.when it tears,there is no load on the engine...the rpm goes up...the electricity..down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobGoob Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 SUB-LIMINAL how about some pics of your ea71 powered ea82. that would be something cool to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahag1978 Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Changed out the alternator, all is well! Takes a bit of warming to kick down though, I can live with that. Thanks! Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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