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Rpms???? drive to park/nuetral

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Rpms???? drive to park/nuetral

is it normal for an automatic to sit at 1000 rpms in drive and when changed from park/neutral drops down to 500 rpms??? the truck was dying before when i put it in park so I changed the Idle Air Control (IAC) Valve and it doesn't die anymore......
 
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Mine sits around 750-900 RPM at idle
 
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Mine sits around 750-900 RPM at idle
Is this while your idling in park/nuetral or drive?
 
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Yeah its normal. At least comparing it to my truck, which does exactly what you describe. Never had an issue with it.

And mine sits around 800 in neutral.
 
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its closer to 800-900 in park. around 750 or so in drive
 
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