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92-94 honda accord idle problem

Do you have an early 90s honda accord that has an unusually high idle? Then as the engine warms up the idle might fluctuate up and down?
This is caused by the coolant passage to the idle control system that is clogged up. Try flushing it out first with water pressure such as a garden hose, and if that don't work you may have to remove the hoses and pipes and the idle control system to clean out all the coolant passage.

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