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Old 08-19-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Default an '88 that likes to stall out in bad places

I've got a couple problems, but I guess I'll post a separate thread for the others--one thing at a time! Well, my timing belt finally broke a month ago while I was driving on the interstate...so we got a new one, replaced it. Replaced the spark plugs too. It was driving fine, but unfortunately, I've been laid off work so I haven't been driving my car nearly as much as I was before (three hour round trip every day to work and back). That car has been good to me! Anyways, it has been sitting in the yard a little more than what it's "accustomed to". I got in and drove it to the city and it kept stalling out.

I start the engine, run it..and if I let off the gas, it stalls. Anyways, I decided that if I drove it down the interstate a bit, maybe it would help. So I drove to the store the interstate way, and after I got out of the store and restarted it, it stalled a couple times while I was driving through the parking lot when I had to let off the gas! Argh!

But the last time I got in on a separate trip, it stalled once or twice after I started it, but it didn't stall when I got to the city. So it's kind of a random thing...it doesn't ALWAYS happen, but it happens maybe every couple of times I take it out...which can be annoying. I'm not crazy about stalling out at red lights or in front of people while they wait for me to move out of my parking spot..haha.

So has anyone else had this issue? Or does anyone think they might know what's causing the extra stallings?
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Hmm...not completely sure..I'm still new to working on this car myself. I will take my book, some hope, and maybe the choke/idle will be what needs attention.
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88 should be EFI. No choke to check.

Can you tell us more about what's going on with the car? does it idle high? Does it run rough? Any smoke?
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Could be the TFI???? justa guess need more data. I assume its a fuelie???? SES light on??? Auto or stick???
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Hey hey.

It's a manual, basic 4 cylinder..& EFI.

No, no smoke. It idles kinda low actually. And since we changed out the timing belt, it runs very nicely...smoother than it's ever been with me at least, but it's naturally loud and still kinda rough all around. I feel more power also since the tune-up..which causes the whole stalling thing to not make any sense. I am beginning to think it may have something to do with the vacuum hoses.
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Could be the TFI???? justa guess need more data. I assume its a fuelie???? SES light on??? Auto or stick???
No, it wouldn't be a duelie, 91-93 were duelies. This would be a "Singlie"? lol
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He said Fuelie. That's what us old guys used to call fuel-injected cars.
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