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Idle issue. Ideas anyone?

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I have a 91 gt all stock. When I start the car I have about 3min of good idle. After this I get a very lugging idle if that makes since. It seems to idle from maybe 800-850 rpm then drop to maybe 650-700 rpm then back again. As soon as I hit the gas it clears up and runs very smooth and strong. The only real issue I have with this idle is it makes it hard to idle through parking lots without jerking your teeth out lol. Any ideas to clear this up would be helpful.
 

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See the idle-surge thread in the useful-tech sticky at the top of the sub-forum page.
 

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See the "Surging Idle Checklist for help with all your idle/stall problems. You can guess at the problem and throw parts at it, or you can use the checklist to help you find the problem quickly and inexpensively.

The quick and easy way to dump the codes is in there too, and all you need to do it is a paper clip! The first two posts contain all the fixes & updates. 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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