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posted by  don hodgdon on  Sat Jan 4 04:42 CST 2003
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The new brick arrives tomorrow, an early 242t, non-intercooled. It has a few issues, as would any car that has sat outside, undriven for 7 years, but the one that I am most concerned with at the moment is an idle problem. It surges between 900 and 1300 rpm about every two seconds. A quick glance at the induction hoses showed drops of oil below the hose at the TB which could mean a pinhole leak. I plan to change all the vacuum and turbo hoses ASAP, but I wondered if anyone had any other ideas as to what I should be looking for...besides my sanity.

The car has had a recent tune up (plugs, points, cap, rotor, wires), new timing belt and seals, coolant and oil changes and new engine and trans mounts in the last couple of months.

Thanks!
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don hodgdon '89 740ti, '81 240t, '71 D-35






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