IDLE

2000 FORD EXPLORER
190,000 MILES • V6 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MIKE DARLING
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TRUCK WILL NOT IDLE. I RAN SOME SEA FOAM THROUGH IT, STILL HAVE NOT QUITE A HALF TANK LEFT. THERE FOR A FEW STARTS I STARTED AND RAN GREAT. NOW I HAVE TO HOLD THE THROTTLE TO KEEP IT RUNNING AND AM POWER BRAKING TO DRIVE.
Feb 10, 2016 at 1:14 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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You may have a bad IAC ( idle air control) but try eliminating any vacuum leaks and cleaning the throttle body first. Remove the intake snorkel, have someone hold the throttle wide open for you and scrub the back side of the throttle plate and surrounding bore with an old tooth brush and some carb cleaner. Be sure to spray some into the small holes next to the throttle plate. That should help stabilize the idle. If it still has a problem, replace the IAC.
Feb 10, 2016 at 1:22 AM
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