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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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Cold start woes

Now that the temperature has dropped, the colder it gets, the harder my 5.4 is to start, requires holding the throttle to keep running now, starts and immediately quits if you don't. Last year it got plugs, a few months ago it got a new fuel filter, it's a 99 with 102,000 miles on it. Once warm, I can go anywhere, shopping, etc, when I come out, it fires up no problem, but when setting overnight, forget it. I scanned it for codes, check engine lite is burnt out, nothing was listed. It runs great, no lost power or missing, I just got back, got on it a few times on the wet pavement, for an 8000 lbs van, burning the tires was rather easy, runs like a raped ape. Someone mentioned IAC, could this be the problem?
 
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 10:59 PM
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Yep, I would either try cleaning it or just replacing it. The cold weather enhances sticking problems.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 11:11 PM
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Ditto on the IAC.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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Any pics on where it can be located, my Haynes manual is absolutely no help.
This is on a van, so it it's to the rear, it's easiest for.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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Go up to the superduty forum.open the forum at the top of the forum topics you will see a post stuck at the top click on it.
Then click on the truck ,go to the engine transmission area search till you see it.
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I found it in the 97-2003 forum thank god.
 
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