# Rpms going crazy

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpms-going-crazy/31577>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 8, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpms-going-crazy/31577 "2009-06-08T05:02:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![timhere64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@timhere64](https://community.cartalk.com/u/timhere64)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpms-going-crazy/31577/1 "2009-06-08T05:02:14Z")

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hi all. well this is the guy with the toyota corolla that has been asking so many questions… well i have another one: usually my rpms are at 1500 when im going 40 mph. and 2000 rpms when im going 50 mph… today when i took off from my house,the rpms started working upward as i increased speed. this time the needle didnt jerk back to the correct rpm like it usually does… it kept going up as i increased the speed and the car was roaring as it got it to 50 miles per hour at 4000 rpms… this was a freak thing to happen… my needle never goes that high. so, when i stopped the car and the needle went down to 800rpms which is normal at stand still idle. then i started up again and it was normal… would anyone know why that would happen? thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 10:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpms-going-crazy/31577/2 "2009-06-08T10:58:47Z")

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Next time, take the gear shift lever out of second gear position, and, it will be fine.

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**Author:** ![timhere64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@timhere64](https://community.cartalk.com/u/timhere64)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpms-going-crazy/31577/3 "2009-06-08T14:30:35Z")

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lol… im so glad you told me that… would have never guessed thats probably what i did… thanks

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpms-going-crazy/31577/4 "2009-06-08T16:04:08Z")

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Tim Here since 1964 CE,  
You may scoff; but, it has happened more than once.

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**Author:** ![timhere64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@timhere64](https://community.cartalk.com/u/timhere64)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpms-going-crazy/31577/5 "2009-06-09T04:21:07Z")

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?? what?