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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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ok i like to know what everyone's truck idle's at.
At operating temp in park and then in gear then with the a/c on

mine in park is at 700rpms
in gear 600 rpms
with a/c 500 rpms

just seems alittle low to me no that i did all this work to it
 
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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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When cold like 20 out side 1,000 warmed up 600
 
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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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600, 600, 600.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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Between 600-700 while warming, and while hot. With AC on, it will be about 50 less.
Don't put too much faith in the stock Tachs. They aren't that accurate. Hook up a Diagnostic tool to your OBD and monitor the RPMs that way. There might be anywhere between 25-200 RPMs difference!
 
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Between 600-700 while warming, and while hot. With AC on, it will be about 50 less.
Don't put too much faith in the stock Tachs. They aren't that accurate. Hook up a Diagnostic tool to your OBD and monitor the RPMs that way. There might be anywhere between 25-200 RPMs difference!
i have a after market tach in the truck mine doesn't have a factory tach at all.
 
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