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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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Question 87 f150 sluggish

I have an 87 f150 302 5.0 that is very sluggish off the line without a load and idles poorly. Sometimes it feels like it's going to stall and sometimes will. I am thinking fuel pressure or the fuel pressure regulator but am such a beginner and may be barking up the wrong tree! Here's what I did trying to help the idle or just general maintenance:

changed oil
changed fuel filter
changed plugs, wires, dist cap
changed air filter
cleaned IAC

Any suggestions on what to try next would be helpful. I tried to do the simple things first to rule those out but seem to still have the issues. Help!
 
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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Could be Throttle Position Sensor or EGR Pipe that connects to the exhaust. I have ran into both of these problems.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 11:31 AM
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Your IAC may be bad. Unplug it while running--it should die--if not it's bad.
 
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