when i start my car it idles rough but the rpms dont move but wen im driving my car and stop for a light or slow down the rpms drop n it shakes n then stalls on me i know that u have a bent fuel line and a broken pink or purple sensor

 

huh? Want to try English and complete sentences?

I've never seen a pink or purple sensor!

Changed plugs?
Changed plug wires?
Checked firing order?
Checked for continuity on each plug wire?
Checked for vacuum leaks?
Checked ignition module inside distributor?
Changed dist cap? Rotor?

 

the firing orders right checked that already. havnt checked the wires but i know the wires r old, and i think they said the sensor was a engine temp sensor its on the passenger side n i think it contect to the engine block

 

i had a slight issue like this, never could figure it out but my buddy recently took my car to do some work on it and found that it had a bad tps ( throttle positioning sensor) and i haven't had a problem since.

 

someone told me that the tps could have been reset when i had my battery taken out but which could be causing this but i dont know how to test that

 

can a bad engine temp sensor can cause this problem because i have a sensor thats broken off my engine block

 

pass side there are two - one in the head is the fan switch for the cooling fans - won't have anything to do with the car running. 2nd one is the knock sensor in the block - it senses engine knock and advances timing to delete the knock - wouldn't think a bad one or even not connected would make the car stall. No sensor in the block I would think would cause this. Is the car TBI or TPI? TPI cars do have a temp sensor in the thermostat housing that relays engine temps to the computer - but you said the broken sensor is in the block - where in the block?

 

its a tbi and the sensor is on the passenger side about an inch or 3 under the exhaust manifold

 

Knock sensor in the block, fan switch in the head - knock sensor easy, fan switch you'll get a face full of coolant, so be careful!

I'd go back and check plugs and wires, rotor and cap, make sure fuel pump is priming and running, check for vacuum leaks after I fixed that broken sensor/switch.

 

im gonna take a pic of the sensor and where i think it goes to and post them up tommorow but im also gonna test the tps n see if thats it i appreciate the help and ill let you know how what it is tommorow

 

so i tested my tps and its fine but my ect sensor is broken and thats why the car is acting up

 

well it is the knock sensor thats broken, now im back to square 1