1998 Ford Explorer low idle

Tiny
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My 1998 Ford explorer has about 140,000 miles and it idles too low, around 400, and it does it worse when it's cold, or the weather is cold. It has a manual transmission, which makes it more diffcult to keep from dying. I tried adj. The idler screw, but that really didn't help. It runs fine, just idles to low. I replaced the spark plugs a year ago. The engine is a 4.0L I think. This has been this way since last winter and doesn't seem to have gotten any worse, but with winter coming on I know it will be more hassles.
Thanks,
Joe
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 AT 3:08 PM

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Tiny
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Make sure it is timed properly and getting profficient fuel flow and volume
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 AT 8:34 PM

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