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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 01:15 AM
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I have a 97 f250 5 speed manual trans after romping on it first thru third and compres cluch or put it in nutreal the rpms drop to twohundred then back to five then two and then a normal idle what is it and whys it doing it how to fix please
 
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 11:40 AM
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Sounds like ICP is not being controlled.

On the driver side head behind the A/C compressor you'll see a sensor (ICP) unplug it and see if it still does it.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 01:34 PM
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Ya I'll give that a try any other ideas
 
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 05:13 PM
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Low oil level, old oil,and the wrong oil can cause this
 
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Well the oil is good and it is the correct oil haven't had a chance to unplug the senser to much snow and still snowing
 
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Could it be me draining all of the fuel out of the fuel bowl and it's struggling to keep it fueled
 
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If I post a video post a video on u tube. And post URL on here would that be more helpful to dignose the problem
 
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