1996 ford escourt idling

1996 FORD ESCORT
80,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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PARKY058
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My car took water in thru the air intake...anyway it's running now but when standing still out of gear it hunts in it's idling..around 2000 to 3000., also, since i cleand the intake i can now remove the inlet air intake so the sensor is not in operation & it continious to hunt.Before it was steady at 5000 rpm??????..what sensors actually affect the idling and how to test each one?..thanks.
Jun 29, 2011 at 1:08 PM
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WRENCHTECH
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They all contribute data but the Idle Air Control actually controls the idle RPM.
Jun 29, 2011 at 1:34 PM
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PARKY058
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Thanks for the reply. In fact each time i start the engine it does something different. Before , if i took the air inlet pipe off at the manifold it stalled, now it hunts????? The sensor on the gearbox, speed one i think it damaged, would that contribute? why would all this change because i took water into the air intake. I cant afford the tests etc so am desperate here, thanks again.
Jun 29, 2011 at 5:35 PM