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92 Tempo GL Engine Idles High

Tiny
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I recently installed a new distributor into my 92 Tempo GL.

The car was running fine before the installation, but now it doesn't want to go when I accelerate. Also, the engine idles very high, and the engine overheats as a result.

Does anybody have an idea what's causing the high idle and the poor acceleration?
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 AT 4:13 PM

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Tiny
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Is that engine ovrhead cam? Barring another sudden issue happening, most likely something is, was not 100% aligned when you inserted the distributor, maybe you should r & r the thing, make sure all your ducks are lined up in a row. Xometimes retarded timing will cause the engine to run hot, or is it possible you left something in the engine compartment out of place, unhooked?
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 AT 5:45 PM
Tiny
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Hi. Have you tried changing the idle stop solenoid? I had the same problem with an 85 tempo. It would rev high and you just pounded the solenoid a couple of times and it would rev normally. Try replacing that
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Sunday, July 16th, 2006 AT 12:33 PM

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