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1987 240 dl. real high idle/rough idle/problems starting

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kylecoleman100
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Year and Model: 1987 240dl
Location: Pennsylvania USA

1987 240 dl. real high idle/rough idle/problems starting

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Hey I have an 1987 240 dl. Iv been having a lot of issues with the car idling real high.. usually when I start to drive the engine revs up and the car wants to take off. I have to use a lot or force on the brake because the car wants to go. Also if I shut the car off while it's running real high it doesn't want to start for atleast 15 minutes. First I thought it was the IAC so I took it out and cleaned it. Then I took the pcv system apart and cleaned it out as well as the flame trap. After cleaning the pcv it ran good for a while. But rhe last week or 2 it has been worse than ever. I checked the flame trap again and it's still clean.. and also while it's idling real high if I pinch the hose coming out of the iac into the intake it calms down. But as soon as I let off it revs right back up.. plz help!!?!?!?

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93Regina
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Pinch down your brake-booster's vacuum line

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