Expected alternator behaviour?

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Expected alternator behaviour?

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Jan 25th, 2022, 12:26

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Clan

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Originally Posted by TonyS9

The idle valve and ECU will compensate for carbon build up, this problem only happens shortly after starup. If it doesn't stall the ECU will compensate. Like I say above the ECU compensation isn't kicking in for some reason.

It will compensate for carbon up to a point , it depends how the throttle was set up to start with . Best go back to basic principles and get that right first ...

It Sounds like the constant idle valve isn't working at all to me .

I always checked these and adjusted them on every service that I did , I must have done hundreds back in the 90's .. It only takes a couple of minutes .

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