1988 Lincoln Town Car Engine Doing its own thing

150,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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NORMANPARKS
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Car will run rough when not moveing in drive, like at a light and sometimes die, sometimes when I slightly accelerate from stop it dies. Then when diving with accelerator not on floor it cruizes at 40 MPH it should only go like 5-10. Idles horrible. I think it is electrical like computer or something.
Oct 27, 2010 at 5:30 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the exhaust system for restriction-clean out the idle air control valve and also the EGR and PCV valves and clean the MAF sensor with an electronic cleaner CRC and test the throttle position sensor-
Oct 27, 2010 at 6:24 AM
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