Thread: wont idle all of a sudden

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If it's not water,,,,,, if it wants to die at idle, but runs when you give it gas, i'd say check for vacuum leak. Maybe a vac hose cracked or got pulled off ?? It's the easiest thing to rule out first. Spray some ether around suspect areas while it's running. If there's a leak the rpm will change when you spray it.

Might be dirt in the carb (Like the idle circut maybe) hard to tell with a keyboard.

Originally Posted by pro70z28

If it's not water,,,,,, if it wants to die at idle, but runs when you give it gas, i'd say check for vacuum leak. Maybe a vac hose cracked or got pulled off ?? It's the easiest thing to rule out first. Spray some ether around suspect areas while it's running. If there's a leak the rpm will change when you spray it.

Might be dirt in the carb (Like the idle circut maybe) hard to tell with a keyboard.

i diagnose cars all the time with a keyboard at work.... then again they're on the smog machine

First thing I'd check is the power valve.

Maybe a bad or loose plug wire??? Like Pro said, kinda hard to tell with just a keyboard. Whatever you find out, please let us know.

Good Luck,
Dutch