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87 TurboCoupe wont Idle

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  • Start date Start date Dec 13, 2004

TurboCoupeWHITT

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ok my altentator went out so i replaced it .... and a couple hours after replacing it with the new one my car wont Idle .... the only way i can drive the car is to hold the gas down and clutch the **** out of it everywhere i go and as soon as the rpms drop below around 800-1k it just dies .......any ideas??? Vacum leak possibly?
 
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BELL

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voltage regulator? bad TPS- test the tps it should be somwhere around .90v
 
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