I have a 92 honda civic that is retrofitted. when it is hot outside, and sometimes when it's not, the engines rpm's drop really low...it almost dies...and when i turn corners the car usually dies if the a/c is on. why is this?
2006-11-06 09:49:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sounds as if the car might be idling too low. I have had this happen before. My truck was idling really low and when I would turn on the a/c, which has a compressor, the truck would die. The compressor does take up some power.
2006-11-06 09:53:51 · answer #1 · answered by ironchain15 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like an electical power drain, the A/C is drawing more power than the car can provide, It could be that your Genarator is not working as it should, or the A/C is faulty. Check both.
2006-11-06 09:54:52 · answer #2 · answered by Gazpode55 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
idle is tooo low when ac compressor comes on engine should rev up higher to keep it from stalling. if its not revving up then it could be that the switch on the compressor is messed up and isn't uping the idle when its turned on. its just putting too much load on the motor
2006-11-06 09:54:08 · answer #3 · answered by mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋