crazy idle?

Asked by 89camaro327 Feb 11, 2007 at 09:25 AM about the 1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i have bought the 89 camaro rs  with 2.8 v6 it turns out it runs good plenty of power, but idles crazy.it will rev up real high, then try to die out,back and forth, back and forth, back and forth,can not get the key to turn backwards to check codes........im thinking some sensor maybe. maybe someone out there has hade the same problem? any suggestions would be nice...... thanks brian

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carGrrl answered 17 years ago

Hello, For Camaro questions, I love the site Third Gen. Here is a great step-by-step on how to adjust the idle air control. This may help calm your idling: http://www.thirdgen.org/tpimod2 Best of luck! CarGrrl

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