# 1994 Honda Accord Sdn - Idle jumps

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-honda-accord-sdn-idle-jumps/163858>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [May 5, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-honda-accord-sdn-idle-jumps/163858 "2020-05-05T02:50:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![spearsm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@spearsm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/spearsm)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-honda-accord-sdn-idle-jumps/163858/1 "2020-05-05T02:50:05Z")

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idle jumps up and down when cold

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-honda-accord-sdn-idle-jumps/163858/2 "2020-05-05T17:33:44Z")

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A bad temperature sensor is a possibility. So is a bad thermostat.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-honda-accord-sdn-idle-jumps/163858/3 "2020-05-05T19:05:33Z")

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A defective idle air control valve will hunt for the proper idle position.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/e/1/e128f4a8ad3e182bef53b2e127500557eacac1f0.jpeg)

Tester