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Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

10-27-2008, 09:11 AM

Replies: 41

Idle RPM question

Views: 6,072

Posted By theholycow

Thanks for the data. :) I was thinking about...

Thanks for the data. :)

I was thinking about this a few days ago and realized that it can't be about the cat, but I no longer remember why. :(

My VW has one. I used to watch it when I had...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

10-20-2008, 12:42 PM

Replies: 41

Idle RPM question

Views: 6,072

Posted By theholycow

Well, that explains more thoroughly why it would...

Well, that explains more thoroughly why it would second-guess the driver for that type of shift at that speed, but my question remains...why wouldn't it second-guess the driver for the sake of smooth...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

10-20-2008, 06:47 AM

Replies: 41

Idle RPM question

Views: 6,072

Posted By theholycow

Ah, I missed (or forgot) that. Did you say why it...

Ah, I missed (or forgot) that. Did you say why it was designed that way?

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

10-20-2008, 06:47 AM

Replies: 41

Idle RPM question

Views: 6,072

Posted By theholycow

No, probably not, unless it was an old car that...

No, probably not, unless it was an old car that couldn't detect knock and adjust spark timing. Lugging would be a really terrible ping/detonation problem (which could be caused by the driver trying...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

10-19-2008, 03:51 PM

Replies: 41

Idle RPM question

Views: 6,072

Posted By theholycow

Your ideas are no more likely than the lame one I...

Your ideas are no more likely than the lame one I came up with. :( Erik's is only slightly better. Why would it second-guess driver input for the sake of smooth shifts then but never any other time?...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

10-19-2008, 03:02 PM

Replies: 41

Idle RPM question

Views: 6,072

Posted By theholycow

That breaks every explanation I can remember...

That breaks every explanation I can remember that's been proposed to explain why cars with automatics behave that way...and I can't think of any explanation for it at all. Can anyone else?

Was it...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

10-07-2008, 04:16 AM

Replies: 41

Idle RPM question

Views: 6,072

Posted By theholycow

That is normal for some automatic transmissions....

That is normal for some automatic transmissions. Mine doesn't do that, though it does take some time to settle down to 550 rpm, whereas while parked it goes straight down.

Possible explanations:
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