4 Cyl. trouble, I need help!!

[MGTKID]

Hi, I have an 88 LX and it has cold idleing problems (When it hasen't been started in a couple of hours, when it starts it idles really rough, bounces between 800-1200rpm.) I have changed the fuel filter, and clean the IAC, is there anything else that I can do?? Sometimes it won't even start, recives no fuel just spark. The fuel pump might be bad, but usually they just crap out, not to this kind of crap.....

Brad

 

[JamesBaumann]

See where your TPS voltage is at.

If you dont know how to do that then go this site and go to tech articles.

www.projecthp.ford23.com

 

[MGTKID]

Thanks, I will do that, very good article!

Brad

 

[MGTKID]

the article pointed out where the TPS was, and I cleaned the corroded prongs with a pipe cleaner, tuned the idle and it's all good now, Thanks!

Brad

 

[JamesBaumann]

Good to hear you were able to work stuff out.

I've never heard anything about cleaning out the prongs with a pipe cleaner, but it definitely sounds like something that I am interested in trying because I have been having some minor idle issues of my own as of late.

 

[mr_woodster]

Tack another one up for stanget trouble shooting.