Either that or the old filter was really full of dirt and ANY new, clean filter would have been an improvement! In any case you may need a slight tweak or maybe you need to replace some leaky vacuum hoses or both. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Hervey" <john@xxxx> wrote: > Now that you don't have the restrictive air flow by an original filter or a > stock replacement the mixture is leaner and may need readjusting. The K&N > and the Blue filter are the least restrictive for more air flow. This tells > you it's working. > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: johnzd81 [mailto:johnzd81@xxxx] > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 2:02 PM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] Idle speed searching > > > Hello, > Just got around to replacing my air filter with a K & N style > filter (from Special T) and now the idle is erratic when I first > start the car. It goes from about 700 to 1000 rpm for about 3 > minutes, then levels out rock solid at 900. I don't see any hoses > off, or cracked etc... and the idle was a solid 900 before the air > filter replacement. > > Thanks > VIN1674 > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/