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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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rough idle when cold

my F.I. 4.9 idles relly rough when i first start it up and fluxuates any where from 1500 down to 500 rpm until it finaly dies. it normaly runs ok once its warmed up but sometimes after i shut it off it does it again. i know most of the obvious parts have been changed. has anyone ever ran into this problem or have any ides.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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What year truck is it? Is the check engine light on? Have you checked the fuel pressure?
 
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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it is a 89 and i dont think its fuel presser because as soon as it gets warmed up it seems to be fine but then again the reason im asking is cause i dont know. any easy way to check that?
 
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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oh and no the check engine light isnt on.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Clean the idle air bypass, use carb cleaner and hold the solenoid deal up so the cleaner
and gunk doesn't run into it an gunk it up. I would check the timing too.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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Mine idles rough at first but catches up after a few seconds to a minute. Check for codes if your problem idle lasts longer then a minute.
 
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