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haszonka
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Oct 17, 2012, 6:25 PM

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my 1997 ford explorer eddie bauer sound like air is coming out the engine and the gas go up and down


Hammer Time
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Oct 17, 2012, 6:52 PM

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 You may have a bad IAC ( idle air control) but try eliminating any vacuum leaks and cleaning the throttle body first. Remove the intake snorkel, have someone hold the throttle wide open for you and scrub the back side of the throttle plate and surrounding bore with an old tooth brush and some carb cleaner. Be sure to spray some into the small holes next to the throttle plate. That should help stabilize the idle. If it still has a problem, replace the IAC.



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way2old
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Oct 18, 2012, 3:49 PM

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Make sure the engine is not running when you do this. Just trying to be sure nothing bad happens.



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Hammer Time
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Oct 18, 2012, 3:50 PM

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Haha................. the cleaning part.... yes but you need it running to look for vacuum leaks.



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