i wsa wondering if anyone could help me out.... everyonce and a while when a come to a stop my beast dies on me!! this only happens maybe once a month and it usually starts right back up, its just really embarassing when you have a lady in the car....... thanks for any help you can give.....

 

Welcome aboard,

First give us some more info on what car you have and what engine you have. Stick or auto? If auto you might want to make sure you TC lockup is working properly.

 

ive got an 305 tbi automatic rs.... what is an tc lockup?

 

The same thing happens to me I just bought an 88 iroc 305 V8 its a stick and every so often when I come to a complete stop it dies and starts right back up like nothing happened. Thanks for any help

 

Torque Convert lockup. When in OD the TC will lockup, it's almost like another gear, but if it doesn't unlock when you come to a stop in OD the car will cut out. This is just one possibility. Have you changed your fuel filter lately?

 

might want to clean the iac and iac passages. best of luck, tom

 

fuel filter could be a problem....... i changed it about 6 months ago however i have run out of gas twice since then i have heard that when you run low on gas or run out the fuel pump will pump all the sediment at the bottom of the tank, clogging up your filter... is this true? how would i test the tc lock up and where is it located? thanks for all your help!!

 

Hehe, I always run my tank to E. I preferably don't like to mix old fuel with new. Besides atleast that "stuff" will be clogged in filter instead of sitting forever at the bottom of my tank.