I want to personally say THANKYOU, after watching your idle reset video, my foxbody has never run this good, this smooth, this lady like.......I’m in love once again with my coupe......thank you sir for your help posting up this video!!!!! Greatly appreciate car people like you....! Thanks again and keep the videos coming in!!!!

Thank you from one veteran Foxbody owner to another. Proof that even though I've been around these cars for years...There's still simple things that will help make my Foxbody ownership more enjoyable.

Like a true gentleman, sharing Foxbody wisdom in a easy to follow and comprehend manner. This wisdom only comes from knowledge gained through trial and error, and has resulted in the pink slip or money loss for many a Camaro owner. Just add nitrous for any application involving a corvette. As always, make sure the oval is blue with Screams of Ford Tuff to the crew. #StangBang

Got to tell you brew2l you are the man. Just got thru a rebuilt motor and a trick flow top end kit with the stage 2 cam and you saved me with the idle. Idled good but coming to a stop or coming down off a rev it would stall every time. Did the base idle reset and it fixed the problem. Thank you for all the help you have provided with your channel. Was getting very aggravating restarting it at every red light. Next move is removing those isolators on the front springs. Just need that extra 1/4” drop. I’ll be referring to ur video for that too. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

Fox body tool tray. Truer words were never spoken. That car sounds awesome. Thank you for the video.

Thank you! I've been having so much trouble with my tps and my car running horrible. I followed your instructions step by step, starting with adjusting my timing. My car has never ran so good! Thank you!

No lie brother I thought this wouldn’t help. I’ve been chasing this dam problem for a minute. You weren’t lying. I felt the difference right away. Thanks for this video

This video needs to always come in first place on google for idle resets. My 88 Cougar runs like its from the factory now. We need to never lose this video.

I have been playing with these cars since new. This video gave the most concise description of how to CORRECTLY set idle and the TPS. Great stuff! Subscribe!

Thank you! This video helped me get my fox running better than ever! You know your fox stuff for sure!

Nice to see someone playing with that idle set screw.....I had always heard never to mess with it, but now I know the proper way to set it as well as the tps.....thanks again

Thank you for your most informative video. The base idle was WAY off 2 turns. It just barely idled when I pulled the idle air control I adjusted the TPS as mentioned and that was off as well. Plugged it back it and I have my idle back and NO MORE stumbling off idel As he says do the base idle adjustment Its worth it!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

I followed your steps exactly. My 93 gt idles perfect 👌. Thanks sir!!!

This process will make any combo run smooth. Me and my buddy had high compression, head cam intake setups and could both take off, from choppin idle, no bucking. GOOD VIDEO!

i spent the past several months fully rebuilding the engine in a 1989 f150, every single bearing, gasket, seal etc. all brand new, put a mustang intake manifold on it, longtube headers, made a custom full exhaust and intake, put it all back together and all the sudden its throwing 10 ecu codes and idles at 3000rpm. i spent a month just trying to figure out why the hell it doesnt just run the way it did. changed the distributor back a tooth which retarded the timing too much, GLOWING HEADERS lmao that was terrifying.... didnt even know that could happen but i set the timing back to 10 degrees and the idle went right back up with it. i didnt even know you COULD adjust the tps. after seeing this video i cant wait to go back to my garage and set all this stuff up and get this thing running perfectly the way it should. thank you so much for this video man i havent seen this information anywhere else in weeks of searching.

im so FN glad i stumbled upon your channel. Your videos are great i just bought a 1991 GT Hatch

My issue with my 88 dying when it came to a stop is fixed. The idle is smooth. Thank you.

This base idle reset works wonders!!!! Thank you so much

Holy shit! I had cam, rocker arms , valve springs put in my car and the guy adjusted timing well but my car would cut off at stops or sharp turns after it got to running temp, I did the base idle reset this morning and took her for a 20 minute ride after that and she’s purring ! Thanks Brew2L!

thank you so much being gm forever I had no clue this is the best info with many years in my garage it makes sence now u the man

This is the gold standard for setting your idle.

Thanks a ton man!! Got an 89 Town Car that’s been acting a bit funny. Love learning about it all and doing all the work myself. It’s a car I want for life!

Always some great info. Great video. Keep'em coming.

Really useful info,tips, and tricks here on this channel. Subscribed

The exact video I’ve been looking for my B303 idle has been all over the place I’m guaranteeing this is going to fix it I’m gonna look into it soon thanks !!

Thanks for the video. Definitely saving it for future reference when I need to reset mine.

Thanks a million for this. My car is running great.

I appreciate this video fixed my issues with surging idle. I went through everything n thought I had a vacuum leak or electrical issue. Vacuum lines where orig n the salt n paper shakers 10 pin connectors are very problematic but this was my fix thankyou. Also got rid of the 10 pin connectors n all new vac lines runs great all stock but o/r hpipe n the old bumped timing lol. #foxbody.👍👍

Hello from greece!! excellent video help me alot especialy here that I dont have anyone to work on my fox and give me hard time!

Awesome finally problem solved with new TPS...followed your method and all good! thx

Learn something new eveyday... gotta love it!

old video but thank you! finally got my 90 gt running smooth, timing was off and tps a little off thought it was something worse

Let me know tell you that I’ve been going crazy trying to figure out the idle with a recently built stroker with a healthy cam. I followed your instructions and the damn thing stabilized within a couple of minutes! It has never idled this good. However, every time I start the engine it hunts for idle for some 10-20 seconds but it stabilizes eventually. I don’t know why it happens. I’m grateful for your effort sharing this video. Thank you!!

Got a 91 lx vert recently, drove her back home 2.5 hrs no problem, idle started surging a tiny bit maybe 250rpm fluctuations, drove for a few days and suddenly got a 2k rpm idle, tested IAC and TPS all was good, but didn’t remove IAC to see if I could blow air through it, removed IAC and could blow air through easily, replaced IAC and idle went back down to an 850-1000rpm surge, she would start and idle great until I hit the gas then start surging, decided I’d just replace the TPS and do another base idle reset, perfect and steady idle!!! I’d like to note that the breather port on the valve cover was plugged with a cap as well as the one on throttle body, I installed a hose between the two and noticed my gas pedal is no longer stiff from off idle. I’m guessing the TB vacuum was holding it closed just just enough to where I couldn’t ease on the pedal, helped a huge amount with 1st/2nd gear slow speed control and bucking. Thanks to you I had a great platform of knowledge to work from, and with that my car is running absolutely beautiful now.✌🏼

Great video! I have a bunch of new parts to install and this will help refresh my memory when it comes time to reset everything. I should remember all this stuff, but I got hurt pretty bad in a work accident several years ago and it has left me disabled and unable to do much of anything for a number of years and that old saying "use it or lose it" sure does apply.

Man your great i love your videos i have learned so much from you thanks man.

How ya been man. I have Missed a lot of videos. Been crazy here, my wife has been in and out of the hospital a lot. I bought a 94 GT , drove it home and need to watch the missed Videos.

cheers bruv, helped me with my AU Falcon 😁👍 its a bit different but works pretty similarly

This really helped me out, thank you 👍

Thanks for the vid , just cured my 5.0 swapped lx

Helped me out a ton today. Thanks

I’ve gotta get a stock fox to play with, love it brutha

I’m a kid but this is some great info for the foxes.keep up the work

Excellent video, thank you .

Thanks man this video helps out a lot, I’m at this point trying to set my idle and adjust tps since I swapped tps sensors. I got a new build and my car wouldn’t start. Due to a bad tps.

Thanks that worked pretty good! 👍

Great vid Sir.

Thanks for the info!!!

Good day sir I just picked a 90 lx and found that when car is cold is surges and after it warms up it idles at about 1k and never idles below that where do you think I should start any help would be appreciated and I love the channel good info as always!

Now come fix mine. Great video man a lot of good info.

THANK YOU.

The best!

for those are are having a problem with, Not Knowing your timing, tps voltage, Played with that Idle Screw and Screwed it up as much as you Foxbody is atm...and dont have a timing light or multimeter... If you are bone stock and have no Vaccuum Leaks and no other Issues... 1. Find Top Dead Center (Many videos on how to.. 2. Try to time it to 10 - 13 Before Top Dead Center.. (Many Videos how to... 3. Unplug Idle Air Control and screw it dowm till 650 rpms or where it almost dies.. 4.Plug back in Idle Air Control then Unhook the Negative Cable from Battery and Wait 20 Minutes.. 5. While you wait Pray... 6. Then try the 2 mins no load.. 2 minutes off.. and 2 mins with all load.. then recrank if your idle is decent or close make VERY SMALL adjustments to Idle Screw.. you want 800 Rpms some cars need more some with less.. youll save more on gas drilling out tps (I think) But if you cant afford timing light and multimeter then trust me you cant afford a tps.. 7. Dont Do any Burnouts, Donuts, Skids, Drifts, Passes, Etc.. drive normal.. computer needs to relearn fuel trims.. it will run Pig Rich if you drive Crazy.. and yes it starts to learn in open loop.. Now Tune in Next Comment Section where I teach you how to Use A 2000 Mercury Sables Tps, Headlights, Vaccuum Lines, And Make half the Facebook Foxbody Groups made at me asking How to do such stuff cuz i be broke.. and will it work.. (Yupp car runs 100 percent and now have mustang parts on the mustang.. and spares in a pinch..

Hey man I’m hoping you can help me! First off, thank you. This really helped my cars idle as well as mine has an ecam . The issue I am having is when I turn the ac on. If I don’t idle it up some with the idle screw sometimes it will surge and die. Also, isn’t the iac supposed to increase the rpm when the ac is kicked on? My rpm’s drop when the ac is on not increased. Thought was a voltage issue. Upgraded to 130 amp sve alternator and still does it. No vacuum leaks. Thanks for any help.

Ive been doing mine by some instructions online that didn't require unplugging the clip from the distributor. I'm gonna try your technique tomorrow. My 88 gt randomly idles super low when I come to a stop. But when I accelerate, it doesn't hesitate or anything, it just takes off without any issues. Unfortunately my tachometer doesnt work so I can't see physically what the rpms are at so I'm gonna try it by ear. Hopefully I can get it to run better tomorrow. Thanks for the video!

Your videos are great and easy to understand.thnks for that.i do step by step what are u doing but my question is when i unplug the iac valve the enigine check light appears.does it make any diffrence in reset procedure?becouse it didnt went out until moving the car? thnks for nice videos again.

Thanks because I was setting mine wrong it's a different car now.💪💪💪💪💪😀😀😀

Great video...

My suggestion to the readers. Replace the Idle Air control unit as these were a major problem with Fords as per the parts man at the dealer. Rough idle syndrome. My idle air control has never worked properly. I installed a new unit and set the base idle and TPS as per this video. The Idle Air Control actually kicks up the idle when you turn on the air conditioner. This never happened since I bought my car brand new in 1990. The idle is restored and the hesitation has disappeared . I suggest to replace this unit if you are having issues

Buen video me sirvio mucho gracias amigo desde TIJUANA tengo un stang 90

My car was running pretty good until the ECU burned for some reason I replaced it with the same A9P so I went ahead double checked timing 14 degrees rpm 650 and I set the tps at .97 it feels the same only difference is when I take off is easier hard to stall now and then it feels like it has better throttle respond thanks u also had a question what did you use for your dash lights their brighter

going to do this today, question about my 91 mustang 5.0 AOD i was driving it on the highway after a new stall converter, plugs rotor and cap fuel filter. i gave it alittle bit while driving and it felt fine all the way up to about 85-90 mph and didnt go any further. almost as if it had some sort of governer. any ideas? still havent done the base idle reset yet

Hey BREW2L would this apply to a 94 ford Bronco with a stock 302 5.0 engine? and would I have to move my idle screw. I know for a fact that the idle screw is still set from factory it's never been moved. thanks brother for the help. GREAT VIDEO.

When do you plug the spout connector back in?

I’m going to try and do this! I have sloppy low ish idle I upgraded my alternator to 3G and am not getting 13-14 volts when started maybe this will help?

I had a question for you. So i messed with my tps sensor awhile back will that make my fox overheat if i didnt adjust it properly.? Because I'm trying to chase down a overheat issue, so far i did a new radiator water pump and thermostat and I have a vacuum refiller cornwell vacuum assist cooling system refiller Which also is basically A pressure tester as well because you pull a vacuum. I'm just trying to see where you think. I need to go from here because you seem to know these the best I think

Could you do a video of all vacuum lines, ive been restoring my 91GT for 20 years and don’t know if my vacuum lines are good. Thanks

Question so I can start my car with out that plug in it. I get my tps to about .96. Then I plug that thing back in and let it run. When I go to check the final tps it’s 1.111 ish. Do I adjust the tps or ideal? To bring it back down?

how far do u wanna set the idle screw do you want it closer to the stopper or back it off alot this is my first mustang so I'm learning

where are you putting the positive negative for the volt meter?

Good stuff

I have a 89 5.0, sat for 13yrs, I have replaced the entire fuel system including 22lb injectors.. new TPS, EGR, MAF, BAP, vacuum lines, smoked it and fixed all leaks and still will not run right. New O2 sensors and still getting code 41 & 91…reflashed PCM and made sure the Orange ground wire for o2 sensors is grounded good with no change…I would like to talk to you about what else I could do to fix this issue.. Thank you

Love the video helped out a lot my foxbody idels great of the start but when she warms up it likes to cut out at stop lights do u have any suggestions I'm thinking bumb the idel up a bit but have u ran in to this problem before. Love your car looks great

Where did you plug the pins to get the reading from tps

Great video, however this seems not to fix my issue on my 86 I just bought.. it runs perfect until the engine hits about 130 degreee then starts surging badly. Cleaned the iac, theres no vacuum leaks did a smoke test,, cant figure it out for anything..any idea? Thanks

Thank you for this informative video. I have to do this to my car. I was also wandering, have you converted to the 130 amp alternator?

Mine does that surge once it gets warm. Even adjusting the idle or it basically dies once I unplug the iac. Only way around it it turning the idle too high and it goes away. Iac bad? Idles nice when it’s cold and sometimes I need to pump the petal for it to start. EFi car

Can you make a video for a 95 5.0 base idle reset

Thanks would be nice,

Hey is the process the same for a 94 sn95 5.0? Im having some issues at idle and want to go through all this, but idk how much has changed between the foxbody and the sn95..appreciate your feedback

BREW2L, great video.....I recently swapped heads to Aluminum and added pro form 1.6 rr but the other mods below were pre-existing without this issue.When driving the car the last couple trips around the block I have noticed the rpm drops down to 500 or lower when slowing to a stop and the tranny is in neutral. If I down shift to a stop it seems to be fine. The car even shut off once but started back up easily. The car idles great after base idle reset which I perform basically just like you do here except about 8-900 RPM final setting. The car idles with/without the IAC plugged in. RFP surges a little upon start (maybe for 15 seconds or so) then levels out.Car does not have any smog or egr to speak of. Only vacuum lines are intake to FPR, intake to PCV and intake to vac tree. I don't see that any are leaking.Thank you for your input.Mods:1990 GT, gt40x heads, 1.6rr, recently added, TFS1 cam, pro flo 75mm MAF, CAI, BBK 75m TB and 19lb injectors, 1-5/8 shorty's, x pipes, bullets with dumps.

question for you: Car is having a hard time starting. It turns over and will sometimes crank but not all the time. I have done the trick of priming the fuel pump, turn almost to crank three or four times then crank, it does not seem to help. Car runs great when it cranks. What do you and your community think: Fuel Pump, Fuel Filter, some kind of electrical issue...???

Where do you connect the probes from the multimeter at on the tps?

About to try this on my 92 F-150 5.0

Hi there, i have followed every step n still cant get it right,i have a 91 Lincoln mark vii that came with the same 5.0HO motor as the Mustang,,for some reason my car never stall with aic unplugged,no matter how much i play with the throtle screw to set the idle to the lowrest car still idles around 600 rpm with iac plug disconected,any ideas? Great video by the way

Will this help with idle in a car with cam heads and intake.

My 94 mustang gt idles at about 1100-1200 rpms but the screw is backed out as far as it can go?

I have the same timing gun, I see you have the knob at 14° Advance. What does the crankshaft read? 14° after 0° or 24° after 10°? Thanks!👍

Your videos are great and easy to understand. Question do you think a base reset will fix my stalling at slow speeds / stops plus running rich? I changed plugs and cleaned cap and rotor so far. Old plugs were terrible. No problems with cap/rotor and still runs rough but fine under load. It is a 89 5.0 GT motor 5 speed in a 50 Ford. Pretty bad ass. A cool fox motor in a shoebox. Keep up the great channel.

Ya ya I got that surging problem and please help how do I adjust the timing please

Hey, I think I have a stock 93 gt with a warm air intake, every time I start the car cold it fires right up, rev's up a little and dies. Re-start it and it's fine. Any ideas? My car sits a lot.... I leave the battery unhooked so maybe I need to do this procedure every time?

What all do you have to change in order to put a cam in a 5.0. I'm going to do a rebuild and would like to change the cam aswell.

i like your videos keep em coming would like to met up sometime

What wires are you back probing to get the tps voltage?

I've had all this set up how you did yours once cars gets to Temps after 25 min of driving it likes to jump to 1800 rpm and hot start only starts to the floor and has a weak idle down to 1800 any ideas?

I see the car has mass air. Does the same procedure work for a speed density system?

Can I just pierce the cables from the tps? No luck sticking them at the connection I get no reading, (key on and running) . Would there be a problem if I pierced them and leave a little hole on the cable?

my 87 5.0 revs on its own , this happens randomly. I was told its the idle air control. should I replace this or is it the tps sensor. hope you can help

my current problem has been that my car will not fast idle when cold. i have a new iac, coolant temp sensor (the one the ecm sees) and did the base idle reset. any ideas? also car sometimes stalls when coming to a stop

What should the rpm be at idle. Cause I can’t get mine below 1100. I’ve put new tps and iaic. Even when the idle screw all but out