# Please help me

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-me/38917>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lincoln\
**Created:** [November 1, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-me/38917 "2009-11-01T18:41:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jaysands95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@jaysands95](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaysands95)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-me/38917/1 "2009-11-01T18:41:14Z")

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I just recently put a motor in a 1996 lincoln town car i fired it up for the first time everything is connected. well the car starts but will not idle, so i unplugged the MAF and he idles but revs up and down and seems to have a little shake now there was no check engine light on till i unhooked the MAF

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-me/38917/2 "2009-11-02T02:09:35Z")

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The IAC (Idle Air Control) may be faulty and/or the throttle body may need cleaning.

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/please-help-me/38917/3 "2009-11-02T02:43:10Z")

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It sounds like you either have a bad MAF, or more likely a big air leak somewhere between the MAF and the engine.