Q: High idling - 1993 Oldsmobile Delta 88
My car has been idling very high lately. The other day I was driving at 25 mph with no effort, so I had to keep applying the brakes. I tired to troubleshoot this by having the battery out and reconnected, but it didn't help. What should I do?
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