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Idle Drops And Recovers. Especially In Reverse.

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My Stang: 94 GT convertible. 58k. Mods: shifter, C&L intake, BBK 65mm throttle body, OR h-pipe.

Problem: starts well, shifts well. I replaced the IAC with Motorcraft, as nothing else did the job right. The TPS was replaced with BWD part, as I cannot find a FORD part. When I am in reverse and come to a stop, the idle drops below 500, but then recovers. It will do this a little less noticeable in forward gears. Otherwise, everything works well. I do notice that when I come to a stop, the engine will attempt to drop idle, but it pulls back to the proper idle speed and will run smoothly. Is this normal, or do I have something that needs attention? This car is quite nice for it's age. Garage kept and never driven in the rain. All the hoses look new. No dry rot. I changed the IAC, as it was sticking. The TPS was changed at the same time. The first TPS was from NAPA: ECHLIN. The idle would not go below 1k with that one. Wondering if what is happening now still due to TPS. Any help would be appreciated.
 

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Sounds normal to me. There is bound to be a slight change in rpms as load is applied. The IAC valve is what makes the air adjustment for the load change. You probably see the same thing happening as the A/C cycles.
 
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toyman said:
Sounds normal to me. There is bound to be a slight change in rpms as load is applied. The IAC valve is what makes the air adjustment for the load change. You probably see the same thing happening as the A/C cycles.
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