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Wont hold idle will start with foot depressing gas pedal will run with foot on gas but stalls when foot removed

2001 jeep Gc will start with foot on gas pedal will not hold idle will stay running with pedal depressed but will die when foot removed any ideas welcome

  • Anonymous Mar 26, 2014

    it has a new computer in mechanic said it is supposed to run at 5 but its running at 7

  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2014

    starts but wont stay running wants to die

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Check and clean Idle air control valve. Make sure its responding to signal as well. Also make sure ther are no vacuum hoses disconnected. This may not be a "cure" but it's a good place to start.

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Clean the throttle body and disconnect the battery positive side for about 30 seconds it resets the computer...if that doesn't work you will need a new throttle body

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