Is my IAC bad? (did I test it right?)

[1993MTXSHO]

Short story is, car wont Idle stalls, when i raise it or hold my foot on the gas it runs and drives fine. I ran a resistance test connecting the 2 prongs on the IAC and it came back 0, which I would think means the IAC is shorted. I also checked the connector and it is getting 11 volts or so. So is that how you test the IAC, by testing resistance across the 2 prongs?

 

[SASHO91]

You can simply pull the IAC, off the manifold and have someone turn the car to the ON position, you should see the IAC move. If you can't find anyone, or have no friends ( ), you can just take a 9v battery to the IAC and see if it moves.

 

[1993MTXSHO]

You can simply pull the IAC, off the manifold and have someone turn the car to the ON position, you should see the IAC move. If you can't find anyone, or have no friends ( ), you can just take a 9v battery to the IAC and see if it moves.

oh ok that works, ill do that tomorrow

 

[St Louis SHO]

smack it with a screwdriver (not hard) and see if it will idle..... Key on engine off, if that dont help try it while running

 

[RAYJAY]

smack it with a screwdriver (not hard) and see if it will idle..... Key on engine off, if that dont help try it while running

some how i see a 5lb sledge in action here .................:theyareontome:


Jeff


for real now did you clean out the nostrils on the intake really good if there blocked will cause you a problem also

 

[1993MTXSHO]

ok well I took it off and looked at it and it didn't move. so its bad, I didn't try hitting it but ill have to try that next time im home. Im back at school now so ill take a crack at it mid December or have my dad go out and try it

 

[shoclown]

when you took it off, did you give it ground? it might be a case ground..
also if someone has tried to adjust the idle incorrectly it might just be out of sinc.. also it works by pluging a vacuum leak if the passage is clogged up it wont work either.

 

[1993MTXSHO]

when you took it off, did you give it ground? it might be a case ground..
also if someone has tried to adjust the idle incorrectly it might just be out of sinc.. also it works by pluging a vacuum leak if the passage is clogged up it wont work either.

no I didnt ground anything what do you mean by that? how can i ground it? I also did clean the crap outta it with carb cleaner so its pretty clean inside.