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Posted by Ming (Member # 2336) on :
 
Hey guys, I got two real quick questions about my 95 GT

1. Recently, my car's been having a tough time with cold starts. When I start it up and start driving, it'll have the habit of just shutting off again. If I blip the throttle a little bit, the RPMS actually dip down to around 500 and struggle back up to 800. Am I running too rich/lean?

2. Also, at around 50-55 mph, my steering wheel never fails to rock back and forth. Any suggestions on that?

Thanks,
Ming
 

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Posted by Black94 5.0 (Member # 655) on :
 
1. Check your timming and make sure your plugs are gapped right and look ok...You might want to clean your idle air control valve on the side of the throttle body...

2. Check your tie rods and lower ball joints for play and then get an alignment...
 

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Posted by mtbaughs (Member # 4052) on :
 
1. Could be lazy O2 sensors or a host of other issues. You'll need to moniter the cars sensors to know this.

2. Could also be numerous things from the car being out of alignment to the tires being unbalanced to an actual suspension issue.
 

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Posted by Sicc98GT (Member # 1862) on :
 
i had the same problem with the car shutting off a while back, i changed my fuel filter and the problem went away. so maybe yours is clogged up as well! quick cheap easy fix, mine as well try it unless you have recently changed it
 

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