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Hey all, new to the Forum. I have a totally stock (sorry) '02 Mustang GT convertible, about 32K miles, but I'm having trouble finding someone who actually knows anything about it (my dealer included).
My problem is that sometimes when it has rained all day (high humidity?) I will go to start the car and it will start fine, idle at 1,000 RPM like normal starting for a half second, then die. It starts absolutely fine, and I can keep it running with some gas on the pedal, but it just won't idle, that is until it warms up (10-15 minutes of keeping it going with the pedal). Any ideas what can be amiss here?
I called my dealer, and explained the situation in detail, they said that it could be an idle valve, but need to run the diagnostic ($75, 1.5 hours) to check. I bought a Haynes manual, but the only things there are loose vacuum hoses, EGR or PCV problem, clogged air filter, but which one would be related to engine temp and weather conditions?
My problem is that sometimes when it has rained all day (high humidity?) I will go to start the car and it will start fine, idle at 1,000 RPM like normal starting for a half second, then die. It starts absolutely fine, and I can keep it running with some gas on the pedal, but it just won't idle, that is until it warms up (10-15 minutes of keeping it going with the pedal). Any ideas what can be amiss here?
I called my dealer, and explained the situation in detail, they said that it could be an idle valve, but need to run the diagnostic ($75, 1.5 hours) to check. I bought a Haynes manual, but the only things there are loose vacuum hoses, EGR or PCV problem, clogged air filter, but which one would be related to engine temp and weather conditions?