# 1994 Chrysler New Yorker bad lope at idle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chrysler-new-yorker-bad-lope-at-idle/120984>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, newyorker\
**Created:** [July 14, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chrysler-new-yorker-bad-lope-at-idle/120984 "2018-07-14T02:34:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![FredDavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@FredDavis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FredDavis)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chrysler-new-yorker-bad-lope-at-idle/120984/1 "2018-07-14T02:34:18Z")

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bad lope at idle, otherwise runs great!! put new plugs and wires, but still lopes.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chrysler-new-yorker-bad-lope-at-idle/120984/2 "2018-07-14T10:15:41Z")

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lope:

verb (used without object), loped, lop·ing.  
1.to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.  
2.to canter leisurely with a rather long, easy stride, as a horse.

verb (used with object), loped, lop·ing.  
3.to cause to lope, as a horse.  
noun  
4.the act or the gait of loping.  
5.a long, easy stride.

Please tell us which definition of “lope” you are using.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chrysler-new-yorker-bad-lope-at-idle/120984/3 "2018-07-14T13:13:38Z")

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My best guess via cyberspace is that you have a vacuum leak.  
When you have a vehicle that is more than 2 decades old, there are a lot of possibilities, but I think that looking for a leak in one of the vacuum hoses is the best place to start.

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**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chrysler-new-yorker-bad-lope-at-idle/120984/4 "2018-07-14T13:19:47Z")

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interesting diagnosis for a bad lope.

I’ve been scratching my head over that one. If you have a clue what “bad lope” means, please tell us.

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chrysler-new-yorker-bad-lope-at-idle/120984/5 "2018-07-14T13:44:31Z")

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Unsteady idle speed at regular intervals?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-chrysler-new-yorker-bad-lope-at-idle/120984/6 "2018-07-14T22:47:36Z")

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Try cleaning/replacing the Idle Air Control valve.

[https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chrysler,1994,new+yorker,3.5l+v6,1066092,fuel+&+air,idle+air+control+(iac)+valve,6072](https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chrysler,1994,new+yorker,3.5l+v6,1066092,fuel+&+air,idle+air+control+(iac)+valve,6072)

Tester