I just got my car back from the shop. I was there over 6 months getting the transmission rebuilt. That's a different story. I just got it back and of course I HAD to give it a welcome home rev, but it kills itself at about 3200 RPM. The engine doesn't die completely, it just lets off. If I hold the gas the car will just get pissed off and the RPM will bounce back and forth around 3000. I've even tested the car while autosticking it in low gear. It does the same thing even if it's moving.
Any ideas? It never did this before. It's not a huge issue as my car is a POS anyways, but I'm trying to use this one as a learning experience so I would still enjoy solving the issue. The only thing I can think of is that the car idled way too high when I got it, and my mechanic adjusted the fuel mixture to knock the idle down a bit. I know this isn't the right way to conquer the issue, but it saved me money hard transmission jerks into gear. Let me know what you guys think.
Any ideas? It never did this before. It's not a huge issue as my car is a POS anyways, but I'm trying to use this one as a learning experience so I would still enjoy solving the issue. The only thing I can think of is that the car idled way too high when I got it, and my mechanic adjusted the fuel mixture to knock the idle down a bit. I know this isn't the right way to conquer the issue, but it saved me money hard transmission jerks into gear. Let me know what you guys think.