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why do i have to press gas to start car???

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Old 03-02-2009, 10:52 AM
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Default why do i have to press gas to start car???

im building a car for my friend but the car has some issues. when i start the car i have to press the gas 90% of the time. what can it be??
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Pushing the accelerator pedal increases the amount of air intake for the engine. You may want to clean the IACV on the throttle body. Is the engine idle speed normal once the engine starts?
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Could be a bad IACV. Are you throwing any codes?
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no codes, i was thinking my tb is bad because its a no name brand one.
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