Can You Help Me With Some Idle Problems? Options

[JohnnyWadd]

Hey, guys. Some of you might remember me. I'm the guy that was going to grad school in San Diego that got his 1991 Talon stolen TWICE in six weeks. Well, I know I've been off of the map for a while. Sorry about that. Ever since I graduated, I've been in and out of the country, and ever since I went back to finish my studies, the Talon has been in storage. So, even though there are still a few problems, I've yet to start working on them. Well, that is, until now.

So, I pulled the car out. She hadn't been started in well over a year. Didn't matter, though. She started up with only a minimum of effort. However, I'm having idle problems. I was having this problem before I left, just never got around to fixing her. The biggest thing is that she's idling way too high. Somewhere around 2500 rpm all the time. She's supposed to idle a bit higher on start-up cuz of the cold idle switch. But, it's supposed to drop to around 800 rpm or so. She won't do that. Just stays around 2500 rpm. You guys got any ideas as to what to check on this?

Well, most of the time she stays at 2500. Sometimes, she'll go into a bit of an idle surge where it'll jump at a regular interval between about 1200 rpm and 2500 rpm. Weird!!

First off, let me tell you about the throttle body. The BISS is bottomed out. Can't screw it in anymore. Plus, the sensor that stops the throttle from falling all the way back (can't remember the name of it off the top of my head - has a single wire connector to it and screws sideways into the throttle body) is bottomed out, too. So, it's not a mechanical thing. Gotta be electrical, right?

Let me give you a little more background. Ever since I got the car back and resurrected her, I've had a few problems. I'm having turbo issues. My mechanic is convinced that the turbo is shot. It wasn't when they took it, but I guess that doesn't mean much. They raped everything else, so who knows what they did to the turbo. Also, I've got a constant hot that drains the battery overnight. So, gotta disconnect it or get a jump. My buddy's an electrician, and we're going to work on that this weekend. Not sure if my idle troubles are related to these other things, but I just wanted to give you an idea what we were looking at.

Other than these problems, my Talon is doing okay. She's not where she was before they took her, by any stretch of the imagination. But, she's doing good, all things considered. If you can give me some ideas as to what to check, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks for your time.
Jon

[JohnnyWadd]

Hey, guys. Sorry I've been out of the loop. Just found out that I'm leaving the country again. So, I've been scrambling to get all of my ducks in a row. This time, I'm going to Australia for a little over a month. Bummer, huh?! Anyway, this thread is going to have to get pushed to the back burner for now. I'll resume my quest when I get back.

Thanks for your patience.
Jon