1988 Lincoln TC has high idle and surge problems
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Asked by BillyH46 May 15, 2014 at 10:59 PM about the Lincoln Town Car

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 1988 lincoln town car has a problem it idles @ 3500 rpm but if i turn the engine off and on it idles normally, then will start to idle high again, need my foot on the brake at stop lights. has a surge going on.

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BillyH46 answered 9 years ago

I have replaced the intake gaskets, idle speed control,egr valve,pcv,distributor cap and rotor now what?

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RHO answered 8 years ago

I had same problem but I changed the TPS unit (throttle Position Sensor) and now runs fine.

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