Why dose my car keep idling so fast already ck the chock and it gets hot

Tiny
KARENORNELAS
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  • 1992 MERCURY COUGAR
It is idling real fast when I start and while im driving it and when I come tyo a stop it wants to take off by itself I dont have to press the gqs and it starts going once oi let go of the break
Saturday, August 25th, 2012 AT 5:28 AM

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Tiny
SATURNTECH9
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Have you check for a vacuum leak yet? I would also remove and clean the idle air control valve.
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Saturday, August 25th, 2012 AT 5:32 AM
Tiny
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Is the MIL indicating?
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Saturday, August 25th, 2012 AT 7:20 AM
Tiny
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Make sure the coolant temp sensor is reading accurately with a scanner if the computer supplies data on that one.
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Saturday, August 25th, 2012 AT 12:28 PM

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