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i have a high idle issue, someitmes when i am driving easy, not going fast, in traffic on hot days, it will idle at 1500 rpm or more, and it wont let hte revs go back down fast, when i let off to shift, it lingers a bit. the temp gauge says its not hot though, it says only slightly abov3e the first warm mark on the gauge. i am stumped. i add water to radiator, it goes away. but a week later it comes back. i dunno where i am losing water too, i know they are notorious for head gaskets. is it that, or my water pump. it runs great, but it gets hot in traffic very easily.i know i have to do my timing belt eventually too. thinking of replacing my water pump at that time. also, i dunno if a sti radiator would help for rally cross in hot weather, or a legacy h6 radiator.

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That happened to us this weekend. Engine temp rising and spiking. We noticed water was disappearing, but there was no obvious leaks. Roger thought it could be a small pinhole leak in any number of the old lines; it would evaporate almost immediately so we'd never see it. I noted the overflow reservoir was full, but we didn't connect that dot, when we didn't see any bubbles in the radiator -- the dead giveaway of a head gasket. When Kraig brought it back two sessions later, almost dry, there were *lots* of bubbles... and I'm off to Camden to find a head gasket.

I don't know about subs, but in a honda or vdub idle can be messed up by a vacuum leak, wiring problem, or any number of sensors failing. (or "not connected")

Take it to Janko and ask for Cordy Wagooneder.

I got a idle air control valve gasket, and carb cleaner, so we are gonna try to fix it this eve. Who is chairing the event at fayetteville rally cross? I almost wanna run the wrx.

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we think we have fixed the idle problem. Dad says my iacv was so full of muck, and small amount of oil blowby or something from the turbo outlet. i have had a oil consumtion mystery for a long time with my car.not bad, but you do have to watch it. anyhow, we totally disassembled it . cleaned it all the way apart. then he reassembled it, i was on the internet looking for parts if we could not fix it.. and reinstalled it, also a little plastic thing broke while reinstalling the intercooler.. but i think we fixed it. anyhow, meetings may be tough for me to make now.. i have a new job coming up, fedex loading trucks. I work eve so i may not make many meetings. so if I disappear dont fret.

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