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09-28-2010 | 11:55 AM

maachan513

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Originally Posted by tasmanian

The rpms would drop to a very rough idle, like shaking the car rough. Battery should be good. Brake place I took it to told me to get a new one, but I think that was more of a sales thing than need.

What is the basis of you saying the battery should be good?

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09-28-2010 | 11:58 AM

maachan513

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Originally Posted by tasmanian

Yeah its on my to do list. Which I probably will get around to someday. The idle problem was much higher priority as it made driving at night really suck.

If it was me, replacing leaky master cylinder will be first priority before idling problem.

For a moment I thought your idle problem was gone.

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09-28-2010 | 12:01 PM

tasmanian

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Originally Posted by maachan513

What is the basis of you saying the battery should be good?

Window is dark green. It has no corrosion. Has no problem holding a charge or cranking the car over. Dont see any signs to suggest that its going bad. Other than a salesmen trying to sell me something I dont need.