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Old Aug 19, 2018
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Surging idel

Hey everyone I'm new to this site 2 question I replaced my wife 04 Honda ciCiv head gasket timing belt water pump all the good stuff when you do this job put it all back together and now the idle wants to run up and surge up and down I have checked all the connections and hoses and put in a used map same thing sprayed around intake with carb cleaner to see if it was leaking nothing. The next is that I'm still losing some water I have run it drove it watched it when the fan come on water gose down and I add some could the head not be sealed I used felpro head gasket please help this thing is driving me crazy. Thanks in advance
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Re: Surging idel

now the idle wants to run up and surge up and down
Vacuum leaks?
IAC stuck open?
I'm still losing some water
Where is the water disappearing to?
Is the system completely burped?
I used felpro head gasket
Some people have reported premature failures.
all the good stuff when you do this job
Like what?
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