ac316scu

Maybe you guys can help me out with this one. last night i started my stang up to warm her up and she ran for about 30 seconds then she sputtered for about 10 seconds died out. tried it agian same thing happened. if im in there giving it gas it dosent happen. it was really cold here in ny last night maybe that had something to do with it. any ideas guys?

sweet99

Did it stay running once it warmed up? Check for any hoses off of either the intake hose or the TB/plenum for a start.

jmac72187

IAC?

blownbayou

When was the last time you changed your fuel filter?????

Or your "baby's" diaper????

AJ06GT

Yeah, check the IAC. Clean it out or replace it and that's the most likely cause.

Click the quote button to see this link past the bad word filter:
http://www.moddedmustangs.com/cleaning-your-iac.html

ac316scu

it stays runnin once its warmed up. but im gonna look for hoses and try cleanning my iac. thanks guys

97targa

Why does everybody think the IAC is the solution to all mustang problems? In this case it sounds like it is the problem!..LOL either the hose is off or broken or the IAC is clogged!

rvoss5

i agree. i bet it's your fuel filter.

ac316scu

one of my vacum lines came off of my intake. put it back on and put a hose clamp on it to hold it. shes runningreat now. thanks guys for your help

AJ06GT

Glad to hear you found the problem.

Cleaning your IAC is never a bad idea. It's just one of those things that frequently causes small problems, but wont break anything, and is easy and free to clean up. Sadly, as this topic made me think about it, I tried to take my IAC off to clean it when I was washing my car just a little while ago, however the screws are tight as hell and I COULD NOT get the bottom one off. It's bad enough that it's hard to get a good grip on the screwdriver since you'll be bumping into the plug wires and such, but they are damn tight. So now I have a slightly stripped screw head, but I don't have any idle issues, I was just going to do it for the hell of it, so I'll just wait and see if I ever develop any issues and just deal with getting it out then.