well, I cleaned the IAC... and I found out that the thing is almost as airtight as my arse... leaks thru the little cap and thru the seams... oh well... time for another one. BUT... the car seems to be running fine now... the moose is gone and idles much smoother. So I guess the problem was a sticky IAC.
thinking back tho... why was my car stalling under heavy acceleration and higher revs? the only thing that I can think of is that the IAC would open unexpectedly when the engine was breathing a bit harder... but would that amount of air be enough to stall the engine? does that make any sense?
