89 Plymouth Acclaim wont idle barely drivesstalls when cold started

Tiny
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  • 1991 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM
  • 140 MILES
2.5 TBI during the summer a cold start had a hesitation to accelerate until warmed up. Now that cold weather has hit it will not idele cold and will not accelerate/stalls until fully up to temp. Car has 200k most parts/sensors look original. Cooling fan operates normally. Car runs fine once up to temp. I dont know what the fuel pressure is supposed to be for that yr 2.5 TBI.
Saturday, November 16th, 2013 AT 11:58 PM

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Tiny
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Shold be 14.5 psi at tbi unit also scan for codes.
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013 AT 8:18 AM
Tiny
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Ok I dont know how long since last clearing but I had grandaughter try (car is out of town) and she came up with 13, 17, 26, 12, 14, and 22 not sure on 22 I guess. She's gonna try and send me video so I can doublecheck. And where IS the map sensor on this this car?
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Monday, November 18th, 2013 AT 8:46 PM
Tiny
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Map sensor is on the right shock tower get correct codes as well
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Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 AT 6:03 AM
Tiny
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I only got half the video to long for mailbox but the first 3 codes look right and funny thing I think she cycled key on five times instead of 3 I saw the gauges jump 5 times? So I was thinkin as long as it's 3 or more it works apparently. I think the car has had this symptom in a lessor degree for awhile maybe since I unmothballed it. She's only had it since last march before that my brother used it about a yr and he's no complainer. And before that it sat for 4 yrs. It had this quirky gauges problem and I found a bad ground under drivers side kick panel fixed that issue after I tore dash/columb apart in frustration. I just replaced the timing belt a couple months ago it stripped during deceleration off the highway I think it was just too loose! Then last week a gasline leak was fixed at a shop and the idiot cracked/busted the heater control valve and it got hot but not cooked I bypassed it cause winter is almost here and then when the first below 30 nights came up this latest issue showed up. Oh yeah and I run it without the thermostat. Got a new radiator in august I think so may decide to put it in for winter.
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Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 AT 4:32 PM
Tiny
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So HEY HMAC they still only payin.50 for a free answer over here? If you need more MONEy just let me know and i'll try to donate if the site will let me now?
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 AT 6:02 PM

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