2000 Mercury Cougar "engine idle drops stop lights" Questions

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...engine speed stays up when gas pedal is released, sometimes increases when pedal is releases to shif up gears, takes 3 seconds or more to come down to idle when gas pedal is released, will hold at ...

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...engine speed stays up when gas pedal is release, increase when pedal is release and shifting gears, takes 3 seconds or more to come down to idle when gas pedal is release, will hold at 2000 +- 250 ...

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engine will overheat, and coolant will never reach the heater core, and you will not get cabin heat. Blinking oil light at idle which goes away during driving could be a low oil level, but may also be

...idle? engine runs fine while driving this only happens after driving for more than 10 min.then come to a complete stop that is when the engine rpms drop down and oil light flickers(only time it ...

stop's? No engine light just this rough running. Did this once before about a month ago but only did it for few minutes. More maintenance history needed. Oil changed regularly, timing belt replaced at

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how much the idle drops with the stop light load. Then turn on the A/C to see how much the idle drops. The processor should increase the idle speed to compensate for the increase in load on the engine

...idle, the engine speed will drop, then recover. Engine has quit once when coasting to a stop at a light. Similar problem existed for a while about 3 yrs ago, went away, then recently came back when I ...

...idle in gear when stopped at a light. 2001 Neon engine idles rough in gear when stopped at a light. Idle seems to drop real low but I can't tell you how low as there is no tach. Does not exhibit ...

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...sign the idle on my truck drops about 400 RPMs and then returns to normal idle. On occasion the engine will quit but I can start up again immediately. aic sensor i think is going.. air idle

bearings are worn out, or the oil pump is weak. As the oil gets hot, it gets thinner, which reduces pressure. When the engine is at idle speed the pump is not pumping as fast as it is at highway speed

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