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great writeup on rough idle tips...heres the link

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  • Start date Start date Dec 20, 2009

killer5.0

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dont know if you guys have seen it b4 or not but here it is.



Ford Mustang IAC IAB - Solving your idle problems
 

HISSIN50

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FYI, it's been posted many times. It's still a useful refresher for the newer people......
 

SVT32VDOHC

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That link is funny, because I've had rough idle and cleaned the IAC before and it didn't do a damn thing. lol
 

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Yes, all that article does is assume that the IAC is faulty or dirty. But there is tons of other things that can cause the same issue.
 
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