Ford Ranger 1992 4.0 standard. My idle to pulses when in gear either if iM driving or if I have the clutch in

Tiny
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When switching between gears the idle drops down to about 500 rpm and if I hold in the clutch in it starts to surge if it not like if im going to stop and I put it in neutral the revs stay high about 1500 rpm untill I come to a complete stop. I have cleaned the throttle body changed both spark plugs and wires and fuel filter and air filter
Saturday, November 12th, 2011 AT 9:34 PM

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Tiny
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Clean out the idle air control valve and see what happens
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Saturday, November 12th, 2011 AT 10:23 PM
Tiny
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Ok I have done it and it is the same
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Sunday, November 13th, 2011 AT 10:54 PM
Tiny
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Clean the MAF sensor and check fuel pressure
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Monday, November 14th, 2011 AT 1:27 AM
Tiny
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I cleaned the MAF sensor and I will have to check the pressure and get back to you. Thanks
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Monday, November 14th, 2011 AT 2:34 AM
Tiny
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Ok so I checked the fuel pressure and it is at 37, also when I wasdoing the test I notice on the back of my alt where the nut is for the hot wire, it looked like it was almost glowing. I turned the engine off and took a closer look and the nut was very hot. Im thinking maybe that is why my check engine light came on about 2 days ago.
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Monday, November 14th, 2011 AT 9:46 PM
Tiny
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Its grouding out on the alty casing-get it corrected
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 AT 6:00 AM
Tiny
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K the alt is not grounding out any more thanks for your help. So with my fuel pressure at 37 psi would that mean I should replace my fuel pump? And I was hoping my check engine would have gone out but it didn't so trying to get some codes now. Its alot easier with a scanner its like I'm back in the dark ages using a code reader and for what ever reason I remember it not being so complicated
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 AT 7:32 AM

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