Sometimes in the morning it will not idle

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CARPETWEB
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i have a 1997 lincoln t.c. with 109,000 miles...sometimes in the morning it will not idle. if you take your foot off the accelerator it will die...
any ideas
thanks
Dec 4, 2006 at 2:22 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

Here is a tutorial for you to view on idle air control valve replacement:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-idle-speed-control-motor-iac

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