I have a 97 dodge ram 1500 360 engine high idle on start them gets higjer

Asked by oldschool1965 Jun 17, 2018 at 07:42 PM about the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

On start it gies to high
Idle gets a little higher
Stays that way ingear what is the 9roboem
and how do i fix it

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What RPM's? Most likely the idle air control valve on the rear side of the throttle body is dirty or bad.

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