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Idle problems With My 87 GT

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Ok i just an 87 GT with a paxton SN93 blower the car i know needs a tune-up for sure...But when its warmed up in Drive it seems to idle fine but if i put it in park it will stall...The when i re-start it it will idle for a few seconds and stall...I have to give it gas to hold an idle then after i hold the gas for a few...It will idle ok in Park...What can causing this I heard speed density cars dont idle so well with superchargers is that why im having this problem?...Any help woulod be great.....
 

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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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Thanks for that info i will look into running the codes...to see what i find....I;ll let you know what i find out...
 
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