1999 Ford Windstar wont stay running

1999 FORD WINDSTAR
118,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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SCRIBNER28
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Came back from a long trip last night, the van was running fine no noises, no issues. this morning my wife gets in and turns the key the van fires and promptly stalls out, Yes there is almost a full tank of gas. The van rarely goes under a half tank gas. I can keep it running at approx 1000 RPM but only with me maintaining pressure on the gas pedal. Not sure what the problem is because its not like a low idle cough out when id shuts down. its much more like you just turned the key off? any thoughts or where to start would be appreciated
Sep 6, 2009 at 9:05 AM
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A common remedy to this is to purchase and install a Idle Air Control Valve. It is normally easily accessible on top of the throttle body. It has two 8-mm mounting bolts and a clip-on wire connector.

Replace the IAC; should resolve your issue. They are normally not servicable, nor clean-able.
Sep 9, 2009 at 9:54 PM