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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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Car: 1988 Pontiac trans am/gta
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Transmission: 700r4
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Bad idle/start

alrighty folks i betcha theres alot of ways to fix this,i start my car goes to 550 rpm, idles idle fine then all of a sudden chucgs and dies

Any clue on how to resolve this * at operating temp 190 deg i believe it idles fine and daandy


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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 09:33 AM
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This is going to sound like a broken record (I guess the term would now be "skipping CD") but a clean throttle body, cleaned and lubricated IAC, and properly adjusted TPS can solve a lot of those kinds of problems. It's so often assumed and overlooked that I just had to bring it up.
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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yeah i replaced all my tb gaskets and cleaned it the other day, reset my iac and it starts great!!!
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