Engine Races I have a 1987 Plymouth Reliant with a 2.5 L. It is fuel injection. not long after I bought the care it has been idleing high, with out touching the gas it will idle down the road at 60 kph. Any ideas
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Sounds like vapor lock. This means that fuel is being boiled before it reaches the engine. Check for loose insulation, gas line exposed to exhaust pipe, etc. basically your gas has to remain cool before it gets used by the engine.
You don't say if the engine is carb or fuel injected. If it has a carb, it could be sticking linkage for the fast idle to the choke. If it is fuel injected it could be a faulty idle air control valve. Or it could be something holding the throttle open like a binding cable.
Has the "check engine " light come on? Are you familiar with the procedure of cycling key on, off, on, off, on and retrieving any trouble codes? Black plugs indicate a rich mixture. Couple of things come to mind but lets see if any codes first.
The stalling and stopping sounds like the FUEL FILTER. My 84 Reliant was doing the same thing to me. And as soon as i replaced that... The car ran perfect.
the tps is unpluged or bad
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