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Old 09-May-2003, 05:43 PM
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locating my AICV

my car is reving between 1200 and 2000 i think it my be my aicv but dont know where to look for it can anyone tell me where it is or even send me to a page that explains where it is ?
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Old 09-May-2003, 06:21 PM
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IACV is on the throttle body mang... that's the only place it can possibly be
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Old 09-May-2003, 06:29 PM
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what do those letters stand for?
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Old 09-May-2003, 06:32 PM
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idle air control valve it's a stepper motor that extends this pintle into a hole in the t-body... cuz when idling the t-body closes, but the engine still needs air, so the pintle pulls out to open the hole and let air in, and when you give it gas, the pintle closes ("parks").
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thanks bbarbulo that was informative
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Association of Illigal Canadian Vehicles????
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