engine almost stalled during rain

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viet510racer
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yesterday was the first heavy rain in a while, i was driving on the freeway as it was raining then exited and came to a stop (idle at 800 rpm), i tried to crack the window for some fresh air (pressing down all four automatic window buttons, the idle went down to about 500-600 felt like the engine wanted to stall then bounced back up to 1000 then to 800, again i press down all four buttons and same thing happened. the engine never stalled completely. everything else worked ok (speakers, lights, etc. wasnt flickering) i drive a 08 sl manual. i have no clue what would be causing this, any thoughts or suggestions on what to do??? sorry for the long post.


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you're not supposed to use all four at once. Use one at a time.

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all 4 windows pull a lot of amperes from the alternator, so it will make the alternator want to turn slower. That slows the engine down and drops the rpms.

viet510racer
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thanks for the replies, i guess ill be rolling one window down at a time from now on.


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