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Old 03-18-2008, 06:36 PM
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Old 03-19-2008, 08:40 AM
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maybe your idle is fucked. If you keep the rpm's up while stopped does it still cut off?
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sounds like either an injector or distributor.
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check vaccum lines and IACV
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maybe your idle is fucked. If you keep the rpm's up while stopped does it still cut off?
it tends to not do it when I kep the rpms up, but the car does rumble and acts funny when its stopped and idle
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Old 03-20-2008, 06:09 AM
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Just keep it in gear. Duh.
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Maybe a loose/worn out throttle cable. Good luck.
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