Proud New Owner Or a 96GT With A Question Or 2

Dennis · September 26th, 2006, 09:11 PM

So heres my story. First off im new to the forum and just recently as in less then a month ago got my hands on a 96 gt auto all stock minus the k&n filter i put in it. Now i got it at a dealership so i had no chance to speak to the previous owner about the car there is 2 things i have noticed about the car that bother me.

1. Once in a while when i come to a stop it idles down so low it almost dies and did die once comming up a highway offramp. I have figured out its worse with the a/c on.

2. This part really bugs me. Sometimes when i fire her up it sounds like something it knocking or metal hitting metal, only during start up thou it imediatley stops when the car starts kind of something is hitting while its cranking over

Any help would greatly be appreciated bear with me folks this is my first mustang im not new to the muscle car world but this is my first car im planning on doing most of the work on myself

Mystry · September 27th, 2006, 01:50 PM

i dnot know what to tell you about ur problem really, but nice car, ive never had that problem

Drgnracin72 · September 27th, 2006, 02:27 PM

IAC could be clogged and need to be cleaned. ill find a link here in a few minutes, and could be something with the starter that is grinding.

EDIT: http://www.moddedmustangs.com/cleaning-your-iac.html

Dennis · September 27th, 2006, 02:37 PM

thanks for the advice i will try that and update to let yall know if it helped so future people with this problem can use it

98StangGT · September 27th, 2006, 03:45 PM

My car was doing the exact same thing, I replaced my spark plugs, and wires and coil packs, rund alot better! stopped the knocking, and bad idleing, try changing your plugs and wires first then coil packs, good luck

Drgnracin72 · September 27th, 2006, 03:49 PM

dont sound like a spark issue to me. i bet its the iac, its a very common problem with these stangs.

AtlanticBlue99 · September 27th, 2006, 04:09 PM

sounds like a bad alternator too. iac or alternator. i had the same kind of problem this summer. alt and battery

Dennis · September 27th, 2006, 11:07 PM

thats where my problem comes in i know nothing about whats been done to the car as far as maintinace or upgrades im gona try the iac clean up first then if that dont work ill work my way around to the other suggestions being im broke ill go from low to high on price lol thanks guys

September 26th, 2006, 09:11 PM	#1
Dennis the fucks i gave today=0 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Clever Mo (shit hole redneck town) Posts: 8,609 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 0 reviews	Proud New Owner Or a 96GT With A Question Or 2 So heres my story. First off im new to the forum and just recently as in less then a month ago got my hands on a 96 gt auto all stock minus the k&n filter i put in it. Now i got it at a dealership so i had no chance to speak to the previous owner about the car there is 2 things i have noticed about the car that bother me. 1. Once in a while when i come to a stop it idles down so low it almost dies and did die once comming up a highway offramp. I have figured out its worse with the a/c on. 2. This part really bugs me. Sometimes when i fire her up it sounds like something it knocking or metal hitting metal, only during start up thou it imediatley stops when the car starts kind of something is hitting while its cranking over Any help would greatly be appreciated bear with me folks this is my first mustang im not new to the muscle car world but this is my first car im planning on doing most of the work on myself

September 27th, 2006, 01:50 PM	#2
Mystry Enthusiast 03 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, Illinios Posts: 708 iTrader: 0 reviews	i dnot know what to tell you about ur problem really, but nice car, ive never had that problem __________________

September 27th, 2006, 02:27 PM	#3
Drgnracin72 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: somewhere in oklahoma Posts: 10,635 iTrader: 2 reviews	IAC could be clogged and need to be cleaned. ill find a link here in a few minutes, and could be something with the starter that is grinding. EDIT: http://www.moddedmustangs.com/cleaning-your-iac.html __________________ RIP ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. One Big Ass Mistake America SHEEPDOGS

September 27th, 2006, 03:49 PM	#6
Drgnracin72 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: somewhere in oklahoma Posts: 10,635 iTrader: 2 reviews	dont sound like a spark issue to me. i bet its the iac, its a very common problem with these stangs. __________________ RIP ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. One Big Ass Mistake America SHEEPDOGS

September 27th, 2006, 04:09 PM	#7
AtlanticBlue99 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: University of Georgia Posts: 8,854 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	sounds like a bad alternator too. iac or alternator. i had the same kind of problem this summer. alt and battery __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

September 27th, 2006, 02:37 PM	#4
Dennis the fucks i gave today=0 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Clever Mo (shit hole redneck town) Posts: 8,609 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks for the advice i will try that and update to let yall know if it helped so future people with this problem can use it

September 27th, 2006, 03:45 PM	#5
98StangGT Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 16 iTrader: 0 reviews	My car was doing the exact same thing, I replaced my spark plugs, and wires and coil packs, rund alot better! stopped the knocking, and bad idleing, try changing your plugs and wires first then coil packs, good luck

September 27th, 2006, 11:07 PM	#8
Dennis the fucks i gave today=0 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Clever Mo (shit hole redneck town) Posts: 8,609 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 0 reviews	thats where my problem comes in i know nothing about whats been done to the car as far as maintinace or upgrades im gona try the iac clean up first then if that dont work ill work my way around to the other suggestions being im broke ill go from low to high on price lol thanks guys

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