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Old 07-04-2007, 05:04 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by loony888
mine was starting but wouldn't idle without a bootful of throttle, read on here somewhere that the inlet manifold works loose and sucks in air till there's enough expansion from heat to seal it. i checked mine and EVERY manifold bolt was a good 3/4 turn loose. tightened it up and it fixed my problem completely. try that before spending any more cash.
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paul.
Good one! Don't know why I didn't think of that (too focussed on coilpacks, lol).
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