Michael Dille Posted on Apr 16, 2010

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1997 dodge ram idling problems

I have a 1997 dodge ram 1500 4by4 5.9 V8 158000 on it recently i have been experincing an idle problem when im coming to a stop or stopped the motor will drop two or three rpms and act like it wants to stall but it will pick the idle back up almost instantly i have had it into the shop and they cant find a thing wrong with it but i have been told by a few mechanic that it might be the tps throttle position sensor or am i crazy its a good running truck

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Check the iac (idle/air valve) it controls the idle speed during the time the engine is started or coming to a stop. iac valve is located behind the throttle body . hope this will help you with your problem!!!!

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