1994.5 - 1997 7.3L Power Stroke Diesel

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Jul 3, 2006 | 08:16 PM

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idle speed

How many rpm's should my psd idle at? Right now mine idles at about 700-800. Although almost every other stroker that i've drove idles down around 600-500. What is normal? Can I lower my idle rpm?

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Jul 4, 2006 | 12:28 PM

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Mine idles around 700. I wonder if these tachs read accurate?

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Jul 4, 2006 | 01:12 PM

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mine idles around 600

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Jul 4, 2006 | 09:25 PM

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According to my book....manual trannies idle at 650 and automatics at 700.

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Jul 5, 2006 | 03:21 PM

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I wonder why some idle higher/lower than others then?

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Jul 5, 2006 | 08:59 PM

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Dunno. Minor programming differences? Relative health of the cam sensor? Tachometer calibration? I suppose it could be any number of things.

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