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91foxbod50

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Alright so i have 2 new problems w/ the car.

1 When i put the window down on the drivers side, at times it doesnt want to go.. But the weird thing is at a certain point to where the window is going down the volts will actually drop real low, the guage will go dark the car will almost stall and the radio will turn off....

2 When the car is running warm, at a stop the idle will drop down real low around 500 rpm and feel like its going to stall... (normal idle is about 800)


I redid the gasket for the upper and lower intake, Pcv valve is brand new, i checked over everything 4 times and everything was perfect. Would low coolant have anything to do w/ the idle? The heater core is bad in the car and leaks antifreeze
 

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Sounds like a short in the window circuit.

Sounds like a dirty MAF
 

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Is the window binding when it goes down? If thats the case you might want to take the door panel off and check out the mechanisms
 
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whats the best way to clean out the maf?

(im gonna yank the panel off soon)
 

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See "Help me create the Surging Idle Checklist" at http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=698148
for help with your idle problems. The first two posts contain all the updates to the fixes. I continue to update it as more people post fixes or ask questions.
 
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