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Old 04-26-2005, 10:20 AM   #5
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Re: Why is my timng at idle 13.500 degrees?

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Originally Posted by 86GT
If the EEC sees the idle as being to high it will reduce spark. If you are constantly above the desired idle the spark will go down as far as 15. Then if there is multipliers for ACT and ECT the spark could go lower. It seems as if the TB set screw is set to high. The EEC can not control the idle, so it tries the best it can by lowering the spark to its max.
Ahhh, that makes sense. I'll try resetting my idle and see how that does.
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