whats wrong with my tpi

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Apr 4, 2007 | 11:56 PM

3rdgenlove

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whats wrong with my tpi

alright i have a 89 305 tpi that i pulled out of storage after 6 months when i brought it out it was good for an hour and then it would not idle it was running good until u let of the gas it would stall so i thought maybe gas i filled it up and put injector cleaner in and it worked it ran good as new for a week of lots of driving and now all of a sudden its started happening agin i just turned it on and it will not idle it drives normal but it just will not idle any ideas????

Apr 5, 2007 | 12:53 AM

86camaroZ

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Engine: 350 vortec HSR

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Re: whats wrong with my tpi

vacuum leak?

Apr 5, 2007 | 06:53 AM

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Re: whats wrong with my tpi

had this happen on my 88 trans am 305 5 speed i bumped up the idle a hair or two took care of it.

Apr 5, 2007 | 09:33 AM

8T9 BANDIT

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Re: whats wrong with my tpi

is youre check engine light blinking?
my 89 was sitting for about 4-5 years when i started it , it ran good till it warmed up, then it idled irraticlly sounded liked a cammed up 383, lots of black smoke. i also thought it was bad gas. i ended up being a bad ecm.