# Idle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle/28118>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 22, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle/28118 "2009-03-22T02:53:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![kreames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@kreames](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kreames)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle/28118/1 "2009-03-22T02:53:07Z")

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My 7.3 f350 deisel idles rough. It is idleing at 550 rpm. what is wrong  
  
 thank you

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle/28118/2 "2009-03-22T10:31:08Z")

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What year, how many miles, what is the specified idle speed. How long have you had it?

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**Author:** ![kreames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@kreames](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kreames)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/idle/28118/3 "2009-03-22T23:14:50Z")

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1996 f350 128000 miles