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can someone tell what the heck is going on ?

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ok here is my problem the car wont rev past 4k and the idle is all over the place now i have heard about a hundred different things it could be i was just wondering if anyone else had this problem or knows what the heck it could be
 

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nigel699 said:
ok here is my problem the car wont rev past 4k and the idle is all over the place now i have heard about a hundred different things it could be i was just wondering if anyone else had this problem or knows what the heck it could be
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You’re right - it could be a hundred different things. The trick is to do some detective work to help sort them out. A description of your car's engine & its mods will help.

First thing is to dump the codes and see what the computer says is wrong…

Here's the link to dump the computer codes with only a jumper wire or paper clip and the check engine light, or test light or voltmeter. I’ve used it for years, and it works great.

See http://www.troublecodes.net/Ford/
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See http://www.dalidesign.com/hbook/eectest.html for more descriptive help
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See http://www.mustangworks.com/articles/electronics/eec-iv_codes.html

Repost your results and you can get some help on fixing them.
 

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Make sure the mass air is plugged in.......
 
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