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Mail From: (email redacted) (George Chang)

Ken writes...

>My (83 Crown Victoria police) LTD has lately taken forever to come off
of fast idle, and driving
>around at 50 mph without touching the gas is really annoying. It will
>take 15 minutres or more for this to stop. Any advice? It has the
>EEc-III/Duraspark III system and thrttle body fuel injection. I was told
>that it was just the computer, and it was tough luck. I don't by it. Any
>help?

Hi Ken,
I have an '84 Crown Vic police cruiser that did the same thing.
It turned out that I cut off power to the electric choke heater when I
accidently cut the oil pressure indicator light wire. My choke heater
is driven off the oil pressure switch. In my car, the heater needs a
12v supply or it won't heat up properly. As I recall, the '83 EFI had
the same electric choke, but I forget if it was driven off the oil
pressure switch or the alternator field terminal.
Congratulations on your choice of wheels. You can't beat the
comfort, mileage, and performance of a police Crown Vic. And they are
pretty safe cars. My daughter wrecked one on Interstate 80 between here
and Sacramento, and she walked away without a scratch or bruise. The
Crown Vic got reincarnated as a cab here in Berkeley! (That's why I can't
remember what her '83 EFI was like; a cabbie is driving it).

Best regards,
George