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Old 12-17-2016, 10:50 PM
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Unhappy car does not like the cold

1998 Formula: when the outside temp is near freezing the engine won't idle and is slow to build RPM then races and tries to die, I have to feather the go pedal for several mins. and warm up for 5-10 mins. before I can drive it. I'm thinking IACV. thanks for any input.
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I'll second the IACV. I've heard you can free them up with some carb cleaner.

Mine did the same exact thing yours did one time (albeit for only 2 minutes at best) but it was closer to -30 here in Chicago a couple years ago. Hasn't done it since.
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Thanks a lot for the insight KEVEN LEE finally got the chance to put a friends diagnostic on it pulled a bad TPS so I guess ill start there, and clean IAC. have a Happy New Year!!!!



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