Sounds like the old bad ground problem.. Check the archives.. You dont have to look back that far, maybe a week or two! > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Johnstone [mailto:webmaster@xxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 9:37 AM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [DML] Re: Erratic idle speed > > > Hi, thanks for all the responses > > 1) Although Idle is erratic, the engine _seems_ to run evenly > - could two of the wires > still be swapped? I will be checking this anyay, but thought I'd ask. > 2) As soon as the idle speed microswitch is released, the > engine goes nuts and threatens > to stall, so I don't think it's the switch. > 3) Control pressure reg has been reconditioned by a reliable source. > 4) Unlikely to be moisture as the car's been inside for over > 9 months, and the whole > enigne's been stripped :-) > > Richard > #2727 > <SNIP> >