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Thanks, HrL & 99's. My gut kinda tells me this is the most likely. His brother's 04 had the Driver's window dead for nearly a year (thankfully while fully UP) while we tried to figure it out. It had been working fine, and the fuse was good. It took me a while to notice that the dome light was also out, so I checked THAT fuse. When I found it was burned out, I figured I'd fix at least one of his problems, but surely enough, the [eternally damned, porcine fornicating] driver's window motor started working again! Who the hell would put THOSE 2 things on the same circuit? And even if they did, why couldn't they label it better???

It's awfully frustrating that they couldn't have [bleep] [excrement] like this figured out by the 4th generation of the damned car.





That's been the plan for several years. This Taurus was what he could afford at the time, and since he paid for it in full, he's made due with it. Now he just needs to get it running well enough to sell it.


Thanks for the ideas. Keep 'em coming!

FC

might be idling to low, had that problem with my truck. adjusted up to 800 rpm and no more stalling.

Sounds like my old Ford every time I got a tank full of crappy gas.
Nothing that a 2 dollar bottle of HEET® didn't cure, kept one in the glove box, always.

UPDATE:

He sent a video that showed the engine bay, with the motor surging noticeably at idle. Then he turned on the AC, and the video showed the tachometer swinging wildly from 500 rpm to 1500 rpm.

He removed the NAPA IAC he’d installed in 2016, and replaced it with the original Motorcraft one that he had hung onto for some reason. Voilà - a steady 850-ish rpms both with AC, and without.

In this particular instance, his packrat proclivity seems to have paid off. I think he retained the original IAC in case it was not the reason for his engine malfunction back then. That did turn out to be the case: ‘twas a disintegrating AC clutch that shorted out a fuse for the keep alive memory.

In any case, he’s got it running at no extra expense, and with nary a nick or cut on his hands. He’s crossing his fingers that this fix gets him through, and doesn’t turn into one of those famous, “well, it ran well for 3 days, but then...” repairs that Taurus are known for.

Thanks to everyone for the input,

FC

I was gonna say take a chopsaw and cut the piece in half through the crane, barrel and trigger and throw both halves in the trash but then I realized it wasn't that type of Taurus.

I’ve not had good luck with those kind, either.

FC

Happy ending!

Sounds like he's got a head on his shoulders too.

Unless the plugs are OE spec'd plugs I totally agree. My old V10 truck takes basic cheap Motorcraft plugs. Don't do off brand.
Someone mentioned Sea Foam and I kind of agree. It won't hurt and could try cleaning the MAF sensor if it has one. May see if you could check or clean out the EGR valve.