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Idling High at a Stop?

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I was on my way to Kennedy Commons last night and as I was leaving my house I came to a red light, threw the clutch in, put it in neutral and my revs stayed up around 2500-3000 and wouldn't drop. It happened once before about 2 weeks ago when I took my car around the block without a hood on. Both times I turned the car off, started it back up and everything was dandy. Any ideas as to why its doing this?
 

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Check the voltage on your TPS (throttle positioning sensor)
 
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Alright, I'll check that. I've been told that it could also be a dirty IAC?
 

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aNotchAbove said:
Alright, I'll check that. I've been told that it could also be a dirty IAC?
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Actually now that you mention it, check that first.
 

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See "Help me create the Surging Idle Checklist" at http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=534062
for help with your idle problems. The first post contains all the updates to the fixes. I continue to update it as more people post fixes or ask questions.

The TPS is the most likely source of your problem.
 
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Alright, I'll check it out! Thanks!
 

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Tps or Idle air.... if both check out check the linkage for possible binding issues.
 
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