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ok guys i just changed my cap, rotor, plugs, wires ........... how do i clean my MAF ........ how do i check my 02 sensors......... my idle likes to stick so to speak around 1200 rpms and then drops to normal idle speed... does this mean anything.
 
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My 5.0 mustang sticks to 1200 while its warming up. duh. like when its been sitting for a while and the engine has cooled. then when its done "warming up" it drops to normal idle and stays there. what do u think is so wrong with ur mustang?
 

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JeepinXj87 said:
ok guys i just changed my cap, rotor, plugs, wires ........... how do i clean my MAF ........ how do i check my 02 sensors......... my idle likes to stick so to speak around 1200 rpms and then drops to normal idle speed... does this mean anything.
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Uh...that's normal. The engine idles high when you first start it up, and then it drops back down when it warms up.

Unless this happens at random times, when the engine is already warm...then you have a problem somewhere.
 
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