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

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Old Mar 2, 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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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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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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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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Could be a bad IACV. Are you throwing any codes?
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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Default Re: why do i have to press gas to start car???

no codes, i was thinking my tb is bad because its a no name brand one.
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