Idle problem?

[Slevin86]

OK i have a S-13 with a KADE24 engine that i just finished replacing the timing chain on it and everything is hooked right and i started it today for the first time in four or five months and she starts up just fine and will just fine when reving the engine. But when you let it idle she just dies. Like not enough fuel is getting to it or something. But i am not to sure that is the case. I am going through everything and checking everything that has to do with the idle system but i am not to sure what it might be. Any thoughts or suggestions?

[tooslick]

sounds like a vacuum leak, check all of your hoses.

[Z U L8R]

try to turn up the idle a little bit, on the passenger side in the very back of the intake manifold on the side is the idle air control valve. you'll see a little phillips head screw, loosen that screw a little to raise the idle.

Dave

[Rabboni]

A vacuum leak would cause a high idle. I would check the idle air control, or adjust the idle up a little.

[Slevin86]

ok well i checked all the hoses and none are leaking. and i was told that there is an idler control box that sits under the intake that sometimes gets stuck when the car sits for a long time with out starting. so i am going to mess with that and see what happens. thanks for help everyone

[SinGarage]

Double check your base timing too. I just recently did the same thing off my friends S14 and same situation also. Then I figured out I was off a tooth on the distributor.

[Slevin86]

ok i'll check that as well. but does any one know where you can get that idler box from? or the actual name of the part.

[drftmark]

You should just be able to clean it out.

[Slevin86]

ok so i can clean it up? i dont really have to replace it if it is no responding at this time?
and is it ok do drive around with this particular problem or would it be adviced not till there is time to fix it?

[tooslick]

worst that could happen is you stall, that's it. you can drive it arround. just get some throttle body/carb cleaner and clean it out. Also, clean your throttle body. Sometimes oil/gunk clogs it and gives you similar issues.

[Slevin86]

ok that is good to know. but now it doesn't matter since i accidently punched a hole into it. so i have to take it off and replace it. however here is a question. can that be bipassed or is there a way around not having one?

[koukimonster139]

you should just "mess" with everything until it works.... that usually works

[Slevin86]

well the intake manifold is coming off since i dropped an extension down there and i cant get it out. plus i need to see if i really did screw up the IAC Valve. any suggestion on a quick and easy way of doing this? I have the factory manual and it doesn't give me a walk through procedure of how to. It just shows a brake down picture of that side of the engine.

[Slevin86]

cause right my main concern is am i going to have to disconnect the fuel lines in order to take off the manifold?