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#1256976 04/25/05 12:40 AM
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Here are more of the same symptoms of other posters in this section. After I had the idle re-set on my '95 GL (4cyl. auto) because it was stalling during reverse and stopping at lights: now, it runs like doo doo when cold, stalls and stumbles, rev the engine in park and it breaks up. The mechanic who set the idle with the aid of his computer, said he cleaned the fuel plenum????, is that right? The cars runs normally when warmed up and gives pretty good mileage as long as I don't floor it. On top of that, the rear struts are going bad and the rear end clunks all the time. AND, there is a coolant leak in the main a/c line. If the rear struts are bad, are the front shot as well? I have owned this car for two years and also had the left control replaced (after I launched the car off a lane separator on the road) and also had a new gas tank put in because it leaked at the pump. Am I nuts? it has 101,600 on it and I now wish I could just kiss it goodbye, but everything I spent up until now would be down the drain.

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umm... i beleave the idle is not adujustable. and is controled by the computer...


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It sounds like you have a dirty or perhaps even bad IAC (idle air control). Try cleaning it and if the problem persists, you may need to replace it.

When you rev the engine in neutral you will hit the factory rev limiter at 4000 rpm if it is an automatic trans car. This is normal. It is intended to keep drivers from destroying the trans by reving the engine and jaming it into gear.

I'm tempted to make a comment about "sunk costs". I'll leave you to ponder on that for a while.


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I bought this car based on research and having driven Fords exclusively since 1988. Costs indeed. I am a hospital worker, not a nurse. The pay is small but the work always steady and clean. New cars do not drop form the sky. This car was supposed to be so great. And in many ways it is. This just happens to be a time of need for it.

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The idle was et up by computer. The mechanic made adjustments. The rest of you post is meaning less to me.
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Originally posted by Big Jim:
It sounds like you have a dirty or perhaps even bad IAC (idle air control). Try cleaning it and if the problem persists, you may need to replace it.

When you rev the engine in neutral you will hit the factory rev limiter at 4000 rpm if it is an automatic trans car. This is normal. It is intended to keep drivers from destroying the trans by reving the engine and jaming it into gear.

I'm tempted to make a comment about "sunk costs". I'll leave you to ponder on that for a while.



Your post was helpful. I do understand the high cost of what I have done, but I am commited to keeping this car for several more years.

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