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Re: [ST] Stalling at Low RPM



Randy,
Sounds like it could be an IAC Valve. (Idle Air Control)  They have a 
history of cracking. It will be a replacement rather than a repair 
unless you are handy with the solder.

Jim





On Sunday, November 16, 2003, at 05:13 PM, Randy Busing wrote:

> My 2000 ST suddenly started with this shameful behavior right at the 
> start of a "Ride for Kids" where I was surrounded by about 1,000 of my 
> closest riding buddies, most on Harleys. It acts like an electrical 
> problem, but I'm not sure. At first it would stall suddenly when 
> letting out the clutch from a stop, but then later it would even stall 
> when coasting to a stop with the clutch in, and in gear. It idles OK 
> for awhile, but will suddenly stall without warning. It runs fine at 
> other rpms. I needed to use some revs to get it away from a stop 
> without stalling, and even then it didn't always work.
>
> I thought about the clutch safety switch, the sidestand switch, bad 
> gas, dirty injectors, a bad sensor, etc. I also disconnected the ECM 
> and reconnected it to do a complete power cycle. I guess I need a shop 
> manual at this point, since I haven't been able to do much 
> troubleshooting without it.
>
> Sound familiar to anyone?
>
> Randy Busing
> 2000 Red ST
> Charleston, SC
>
>
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