Idle slowly drops

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philly3384

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After shifts i notice my rpms slowly drop and really take a while to come back down what is this?

 

super302

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throttle body getting stuck open, need to clean it.

 

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slytherin

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ditto.

 

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philly3384

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check it

I checked to see if its getting stuck its not that

 

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CArkid0101

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what do u all clean on it?? This is happenin to me to

 

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ihtrice50

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it could aslo be a vacum leak

 

mo_dingo

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You need to adjust your idle screw on top of the throttle body. This is called Hanging idle.

Do a search for "hanging idle" on this forum. You will find a link on how to reset your idle. The important part is to keeo the idle screw open under 2 turns to prevent hanging idle.
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