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<blockquote data-quote="91caprice" data-source="post: 6791769" data-attributes="member: 614442">on your explorer it IS possible to adjust idle. since its still a traditional cable activated throttle valve. if you look at this diagram i got from alldata. towards the lower right corner youl see the throttle cable,and just to the left youll see a vertcal bolt. well thats the idle stop screw.get a wrench and slowly adjust it clockwise to achive desired idle...<img src="http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x206/badcayne/97265330.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />oh,and you wont get any diagnostic trouble codes(DTC) from adjusting the idle,since its still a cable pulled throttle.now if it was an electric throttle like most 2003 and up,then youll have a shitload of DTCs . since the on board computer doesnt care what idle the truck is at(you could sit there for 30 min straight at 1000rpms and you wont get any DTCs).as long as your throttle position sensor(TPS) and idle air control valve(IAC) are working properly the truck will run just fine. the onboard computer is there to receive data from various other sensors to supply the engine with correct air/fuel ratios and ignition timing.only time a DTC is present,is when a part fails,or theres an EVAP system leak or theres a trasmission issue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="91caprice, post: 6791769, member: 614442"] on your explorer it IS possible to adjust idle. since its still a traditional cable activated throttle valve. if you look at this diagram i got from alldata. towards the lower right corner youl see the throttle cable,and just to the left youll see a vertcal bolt. well thats the idle stop screw.get a wrench and slowly adjust it clockwise to achive desired idle... [IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x206/badcayne/97265330.gif[/IMG] oh,and you wont get any diagnostic trouble codes(DTC) from adjusting the idle,since its still a cable pulled throttle.now if it was an electric throttle like most 2003 and up,then youll have a shitload of DTCs . since the on board computer doesnt care what idle the truck is at(you could sit there for 30 min straight at 1000rpms and you wont get any DTCs).as long as your throttle position sensor(TPS) and idle air control valve(IAC) are working properly the truck will run just fine. the onboard computer is there to receive data from various other sensors to supply the engine with correct air/fuel ratios and ignition timing.only time a DTC is present,is when a part fails,or theres an EVAP system leak or theres a trasmission issue. [/QUOTE]

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