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engine dies on coldstart+rough idle!

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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 06:08 PM
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Car: 1988 pontiac trans am
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engine dies on coldstart+rough idle!

hi everyone my 305tbi is a pain in my A##. when i start my car it will idle high then die out. i have to keep my foot on the gas to keep it from dying. after about 5 minutes or so i can take my foot off the gas but the car will try dying out and then catch it self. when im driving i get sudden loss of power and no response when i give it more gas,sometimes it dies out, and sometimes it drives fine when its hot. i did a tuneup(plugs,wires,dist,rotor,) changed fuel filter, air filter, and ran seafoam through the fuel system. i tired puling a code but nothing came up. can someone please point me in the right direction or tell me what might be the problem?
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 09:10 PM
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Re: engine dies on coldstart+rough idle!

do a vacuum test
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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Re: engine dies on coldstart+rough idle!

Bad coolant temperature sensor is very likely.
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