1997 Ford Escort Idle Problems

Tiny
POTTERSCLAY75
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  • 1997 FORD ESCORT
110000 miles, 1997 Ford Escort Manual Transmission

When the car comes down to an idle, it idles down to the point where the car almost dies, but then idles back to normal. It then does this back and forth. The idle goes down, up, down, up, down, up, over and over again. It idles down for one second, back up to normal for one second and keeps going. It has died a couple of times, but for the most part, it just cycles like that. It drives fine. I dont notice any problems when I am giving it gas. When I come up to a stop light and it does this, I give it a bit of continuous gas and it does fine. But as soon as I let off the gas, the idle problem returns.

What could it be?
Friday, August 3rd, 2007 AT 10:47 AM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Check the automatic idle speed motor and clean it.
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Saturday, August 4th, 2007 AT 12:46 AM

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