Not starting after having been parked for two weeks?

1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE
201,000 MILES • 4.6L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SIRBOG
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My vehicle was running fine, it was parked for about two weeks, and it became very hard to start afterwards. I thought maybe it was just low on fuel, so I filled it up with premium and now it won’t run. It’ll start if I hold down the gas pedal but if I take my foot off it falls dead. I cleaned the throttle body and the idle air control valve but it was still the same issue. Any ideas?
Sep 17, 2022 at 7:33 AM
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STRAILER
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It sounds like you have a vacuum leak, or the IAC motor is not working, also do you have a check engine light on? Here are two guides to help fix the problem and the location of the IAC motor in the images below so you can check it out. Check for vacuum leaks when the engine is cold.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-an-engine-vacuum-gauge

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/stall-at-idle

Also do you have a check engine light on?

If so, check out this guide:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

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