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Old Nov 25, 2001 | 03:16 PM
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Car starts up fine, but dies soon after

It'll be fine if I give it a little gas(even then it's sporatic as I held the gas steady, RPM kept jumping up and down). If I let go the gas, the motor would die. This is a 90gxl model with 110K on it. It was running silky smooth a day before thanksgiving, what gives after 3 days rest? It rain all wkend, so not sure if that was the culprit. Tune up was down 2 months ago.
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Old Nov 25, 2001 | 07:46 PM
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how long does it last with the gas on??
my car did the same thing but after like a min or two the car still died with the gas on

it was the fuel pump. get a gauge and find out how much psi its pushing
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Old Nov 26, 2001 | 02:45 AM
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sounds like an intake air leak somewhere between the intake ports and the AFM, check for cracked rubber hoses etc especially the hose from the AFM to the TB
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Old Nov 26, 2001 | 02:28 PM
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Checked this morning, and sure enough, it was a 1/2" hose that came off the chamber, next to the oil filler. It's running like a champ now.
Thanks a lot folks!
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