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4.0 idle problems


01ranger4.0

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I have a 01 ranger 4.0. The other day I sat in a parking lot for an hour with my engine running with the air conditioner on. When I pulled out of the parking lot my check engine light came on. Nothing changed with the way it was running. About a week later it started to idle like it had a huge cam in it. It never cut off, but just dipped down real low in the rpm's. We tried spraying ether around to find a vacum leak. The engine revved up when we sprayed it towards the bottom of the intake manifold on the passengers side, but we could not find a leaky hose. I then cleaned the IAC. It made it worse, so I ordered a new one. Just put that on and nothing has changed. still idles terribly, but it runs fine when its up around 3k rpm. What should I do. thanks for any help.
 


Explorin94

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First off don't ever use ether to find a vacuum leak. Could blow up in your face or start your truck on fire. use propane of MAP gas. If it leaks at the bottom end of the upper plenum you may have a bad gasket, loose plenum or cracked plenum.
 

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