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Old 05-04-2006, 04:16 PM
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Make sure you have plenty of $$$$ in your wallet as well.

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Originally Posted by jdc1244
For the V8 126s:

High idle can be caused by a dirty idle control valve. This can often be fixed with a long soak in brake cleaner. If that does not work it should be replaced.

Know when the timing chain and guides were last changed. If you don’t know and the car has over 100,000 miles, replace the chain and guides.
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