Miata Mailing List: January 1997, Message #231
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Subject: Battery and Idle... related?

   Date: (none)



     I'm on my third battery now and I have a question.  When I've had a

     battery go completely dead (due to my own negligence or extended

     travel) the idle behaves erratically after I replace or charge the

     battery.  Specifically, when I put the car in neutral to decelerate,

     the idle falls to about 50 or just short of a stall.  Then it jumps

     back to 800 where it should be.  After a week or so on the new

     battery, the idle seems to stabilize and things are normal again.



     I just replaced my battery last weekend, and the same thing happened.

     The idle hunts for a second or two when returning to idle from

     3000-5000rpm.  Its starting to balance out, but I'm curious; what

     causes this?



     kjw &

     ICE-CUBE