1997 Ford Taurus "press gas pedal start" Questions

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...PRESS THE GAS PEDAL I CAN HEAR AIR COMING THROUGH FROM THE GAS PEDAL. TWICE IT HAS BEEN HARD TO START AND DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WAS CONNECTED TO THE AIR PROBLEM, BATTERY IS FINE. STARTER IS FINE. Check ...

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...left off the break and just start to press the gas pedal, the car will shake a bit and then start driving fine after a few seconds. U have tranny issues - better have that checked out before you

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press the gas pedal several times to get a response. So you have a place to start,if you know how your vehicles works. The TPS Sensor would be a good place to start your testing,not replacing,it could

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...gas pedal. If I press the pedal down for a single 'pump' before the first crank, the car will not start until I wait for about an hour. I just purchased the car used with 85k miles. The battery is ...

...and you would hear it) Idle air control hook up? Can you maintain a high idle pressing on the gas pedal,if you can the IAC(idle air control) is the problem,other than that some thing is

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...press the gas pedal to open the throttle. The IAC can malfunction for several reasons. It can be clogged and require cleaning. Or its internal circuits may be bad. Or its wiring/circuit could be bad. ...

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...or replace the sensor. If you can keep the car running by pressing the gas pedal then I would look at the idle air control valve. It may be gunked up. A can of spray carb cleaner will clean it

...gas pedal. Replaced fuel filter, replaced fuel pump, 3.8 ltr. non digital dash. It will start and idle, but when the gas pedal is pressed it bogs out and quits running. The most common cause of this ...

...press the gas pedal it stumbles and hesitates during acceleration. I checked for air vacuum leaks and tried cleaning out the fuel injectors with some fuel additives but nothing has helped. Any ideas? ...

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