Navigator stalling out?
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Navigator stalling out?
We've got a '99 Lincoln Navigator w/ 105K on it and it started stalling out on us last night. I started it up and it would just die, the service/check engine soon light came on. I finally got it going but had to keep the RPMs up a little at stoplights so it wouldn't stall out. I did notice when I'd slow down, the lights on the dash/guage cluster would dim faintly - battery or alternator? I drove it 40 miles after it happened (coming home from DC, not a place you want to leave a Nav overnight 
) but it still stalled pulling into the garage when we got home. Any ideas what to check? Thanks!
) but it still stalled pulling into the garage when we got home. Any ideas what to check? Thanks!
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You can eliminate the IAC as the problem by banging on it.
Take a long screwdriver or even your lug wrench handle and give the IAC a few good licks.
If it is fouled this will unstick it.
If you can then start up and idle then you have a filthy IAC.
If you whack on the IAC and it still won't idle, read a post below this one.
by the way, I'm due for a cleaning or replacement, this happened to me last week.
Take a long screwdriver or even your lug wrench handle and give the IAC a few good licks.
If it is fouled this will unstick it.
If you can then start up and idle then you have a filthy IAC.
If you whack on the IAC and it still won't idle, read a post below this one.
by the way, I'm due for a cleaning or replacement, this happened to me last week.
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Originally Posted by Raoul
You can eliminate the IAC as the problem by banging on it.
Take a long screwdriver or even your lug wrench handle and give the IAC a few good licks.
If it is fouled this will unstick it.
If you can then start up and idle then you have a filthy IAC.
If you whack on the IAC and it still won't idle, read a post below this one.
by the way, I'm due for a cleaning or replacement, this happened to me last week.
Take a long screwdriver or even your lug wrench handle and give the IAC a few good licks.
If it is fouled this will unstick it.
If you can then start up and idle then you have a filthy IAC.
If you whack on the IAC and it still won't idle, read a post below this one.
by the way, I'm due for a cleaning or replacement, this happened to me last week.
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