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  1. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    I did inspect it and didnt' see any cracks on it. When i re-attached it i ran my hand along the edge, but its hard to say for sure. I'm going to take all of it apart next weekend and figure this thing. I looked at it and it does look fairly simple to take apart and put back together. My main...
  2. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    I attached two photos. One shows (circled) where I am spraying the areosal (sp?) cleaner at that evens the idle. The other shows the unplugged MAF cable to test as suggested previously. When I unplugged the MAF and started the car it didn't completely smooth out the vehicle. It did seem to...
  3. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    where is the 'gasket' located. I did not see anything inbetween the rubber air intake and the throttle body metal. There was a clamp that i screwed down. Kirk
  4. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    wouldn't it be the other way around...if unplugging the potentially bad sensor makes the idle smooth wouldn't that mean it was definitely bad? Kirk
  5. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    This is with codes (posted at the to of the thread). I have a service engine soon light on. What does fuel trim mean and how do i get you the information you asking for? Kirk
  6. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    I just went back out and started the car, loosened the screw clamp and re-fed the rubber back over the throttle body lip. It still runs rough. It always evens out when i spray on the front section of the lip of the rubber but when i inspect it I don't see any cracks etc. I also looked over...
  7. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    I found exact where the 'leak' must be coming from. I sprayed with the MAF cleaner I had (no residue spray) over the intake starting from the base where the filter connects all the way up slowly making sure to hit the two hoses that connect on the side. Once i reached where the intake...
  8. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    Thanks. That's what i really needed is a good testing process to figure out whats going on. I think you may just have figured out my problem. I'll give it a shot this weekend when I get some time to pop the hood. I'll post back when I test it out. Does anyone else have any suggestions...
  9. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    No I haven't replaced it yet and i bought the car new. I has about 85k miles now. I don't want to play wild goose chase though because I still plan to sell the car in the near future. How much does it cost...i assume use motorcraft only right? Kirk
  10. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    I did inspect in detail the intake from throttle body to filter. It all appears to seal perfectly. I don't see any cracks or loose fittings with the hoses that connect. I did re-seat the intake connection to the valve cover on the drivers side to make sure that wasn't the problem. I don't...
  11. kirkyg

    sluggish idle / check engine light - had codes pulled

    About 3 months ago I had posted on here about a problem where at lower rpms under acceleration I had a problem with a hesistation that gradually got worse. After diagnosing and replacing a bad ignition coil everything ran perfectly fine. Originally I never even got a check engine light. Just...
  12. kirkyg

    Studdering under load/acceleration (not fuel filter)

    I was able to resolve my problem. I paid 65 bucks to have my car hooked up to ODBII to tell me whats wrong though :( one of my ignition coil's were bad. 66.99 on top of that Ouch. Oh well, it beats the hell out of having a leaking pile of an engine which is always a possibility at higher...
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    Studdering under load/acceleration (not fuel filter)

    So i replaced my spark plugs looked over everything carefully. I believe that the PCV is ok but I did not pull it out because I believe 2001 models you have to unbolt the valve cover which is a little too intense for me to take on right now. I did notice after alot of looking over the engine...
  14. kirkyg

    spark plugs...

    Just wanted to ask a related question. I'm changing my sparkies today and the first one I pulled out wasn't too bad except the fact that it has a small amount of oil deposit on the base of the plug. What does this usually mean? Could it be the PCV value or something? I would be surprised if...
  15. kirkyg

    Studdering under load/acceleration (not fuel filter)

    It would be hard to see a change in how the motor is running with this problem because it only occurs while driving under load at lower rpms. I'm going to change the plugs this weekend. Let me know if there are any tricks with changing them on the stang
  16. kirkyg

    Studdering under load/acceleration (not fuel filter)

    Well, the car has 81k miles on it and the spark plugs have never been changed. I guess ill be doing that this weekend. Should I just stay with the stock platinum plugs or go with another set?? What is stock spark plug gap for a 2002 gt (I haven't looked that up yet)? Also, if it was a COP...
  17. kirkyg

    Studdering under load/acceleration (not fuel filter)

    I recently noticed my car studdering under acceleration especially when putting it in higher gears (4th, 5th) and pressing the pedal down a good bit at lower rpms. After reading around about this I came to the conclusion it was most likely just a clogged fuel filter so I changed that this...
  18. kirkyg

    GT 500 Price From Dealer Connection

    :rolleyes: kirkyg
  19. kirkyg

    GT 500 Price From Dealer Connection

    This is not the norm...that car will sit on the lots plain and simple. Kirk
  20. kirkyg

    GT 500 Price From Dealer Connection

    I thought Xplan was only for Ford vehicles not for SVT vehicles. And yes both the Rep's and Shelby said the price target is 'under 40k' kirkyg