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Ford Thunderbird Starting in the 1950s, this was a classic American sports cars, from the compact original of the 1950s, to the muscular hard top coupes of the 1980s and 1990s to the retro look of the 2003 model year, this car is, and always will be, an American classic.

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Old 03-08-2013, 12:37 PM
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97 ford thunderbird . 4.6 .when coming to a stop it shakes . And the rpms drop to 500 ..any ideas of what could cause this
 
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Old 03-08-2013, 01:33 PM
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Misfire.
There are tons of possible reasons.
Ignition parts: plugs, wires, coilpack.
dirty throttle body, stuck open EGR valve, and so on.

look for "rough idle" and see what people did to cure it.
 
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