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Old 09-27-2004, 06:44 PM
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Re: stalling out

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Originally Posted by mike88
The wife's 2000 zx2 started idling rough last week. Then service engine light came on. Now the car stalls at stops unless she puts it in neutral and keeps rpms up, doesn't just die real quick, but starts stumbling at stop, then dies. Car has about 55,000 miles on it. Anyone have any input, I'm old school(carbs and points),this new stuff has me baffled. Thanks.
I'm having the same exact problem but it doesn't happen all the time for me. When I slow down or do anything that requires more power, i.e. braking, headlights, sound system, the idle gets worse. I'm thinking it's my alternator, it either needs cleaning or replacing. That's the first thing I'm going to try, if it doesn't work, then I'm going to check plugs, wires, distributor, etc. Any other help would be great.
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