2001 Jeep Cherokee STARTING PROBLEM WHEN COLD

2001 JEEP CHEROKEE
80,500 MILES • V8 • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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SHANNON/ DAVE
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I HAVE A JEEP GC LIMITED,, WHEN IT IS COLD IT WILL START BUT THE IDLE IS ABOUT 300 TO 400 RPMS, FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN IT GOES TO NORMAL. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT TO START THOU.. IF I START IT WITH THE REMOTE START IT WILL START FINE.... PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM TANK YOU MUCH DAVE..........
Jan 7, 2008 at 2:13 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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by not start do you mean not crank? or turns over and wont start?
Jan 7, 2008 at 3:06 PM
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SHANNON/ DAVE
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IT TURNS OVER FINE BUT WHEN IT DOES START COLD IT HAS A VERY LOW IDLE..... THEN IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL.. DAVE
Jan 7, 2008 at 6:11 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Might want to try cleaning out the throttle bore with some carb spray and a rag around the butterfly.This should help stabilize the idle
Jan 8, 2008 at 7:07 AM
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