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Old Apr 22, 2004 | 01:22 AM
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My car dies when I press the clutch pedal in. It started about two days ago and was wondering what could be causing it? I was thinking that it was a vacuum leak or that my ignition coil is going out. Give me some ideas.
Old Apr 22, 2004 | 02:27 AM
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tell me more about what it is doing if you got it out of gear and crank it does it run then?
Old Apr 22, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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She starts right up but I have to keep my foot on the gas so that it won't die. I looked to see if any of the vacuum lines were disconnected and they weren't. I got it home and let it set in the drive way, running. I let her run for about 5 min and she didn't die.
Old Apr 22, 2004 | 04:00 PM
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Same thing was happening to me, I had to give it gass for a few minutes before letting it idle on its own or it would die. My problem was I had a leak on one of my main vacume lines. Your O2 sensors could have the same effect if there bad, but to my knowledge (which isnt much ) your check engin light would come on if it were your O2 sensors
Old Apr 22, 2004 | 04:17 PM
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I was talking with one of the guys that I work with and he told me it sounded like the TPS was shutting down the engine. I'm going to get that checked and hope that that's the problem.
Old Apr 22, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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check the voltage at the TPS for starter.....as for the 02 sensor sometimes the light will not come on
Old Apr 22, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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SO HOW MUCH VOLTAGE AM I LOOKING FOR?
Old Apr 22, 2004 | 07:09 PM
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if i dont give my car sum gas fer bout a min itll cut by itself. i knoe that its my distributor and i need a new 1.
Old Apr 22, 2004 | 09:09 PM
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EGR, TPS, Mass air, O2 sensors.......
Old Apr 22, 2004 | 09:52 PM
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.995 - .999
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SO HOW MUCH VOLTAGE AM I LOOKING FOR?



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