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  • Start date Start date Jul 17, 2009
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89slowster

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My stang is acting funny as hell. When the car has warmed up and I have it in gear at a stop light with the clutch in, the idle starts to jump from 600 rpm's to about 1300 rpms. I have changed the throttle position sensor and the idle air control. Along with cleaning and then changing the maf sensor. What else am I missing that could cause this problem?
 

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i had/have the same problem. but i blocked off the tps and used the idle screw on the bbk 70mm tb it hast to warm up to idle but when it does a smooth 900 (minus f cam bump)
 

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I'm assuming this is an 89, based on your name and what's in your profile.

Moved to 5.0 Tech for more exposure.
 

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See the "Surging Idle Checklist for help with all your idle/stall problems. Everything you need to find and fix idle problems is in there.

The first two posts contain all the updates to the fixes. At last count there were 24 possible causes and fixes for surging idle/stall problems. I continue to update it as more people post fixes or ask questions.
 
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