1990 Jeep Cherokee OUT OF CONTROL IDLE

1990 JEEP CHEROKEE
223,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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DCWYLE
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The vehicle starts fine however the idle is very low (no cold start idle). As the vehicle starts to warm up so does the idle and continues to idle up until I have to shut it off (3500+) or it will overheat. It has a closed loop cooling system.
Jun 6, 2010 at 1:24 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Inspect and test the idle air control motor and the throttle position sensor
Jun 6, 2010 at 8:56 AM
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