wtf? car stalling?
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Slidell, LA
personally i think BRĀKLEEN sucks. it really doesnt do as well as some other things ive seen. I dont mean to flame as much as i do, but bare with me. I prefer this stuff made by a brand called superx, or theres this stuff called ID RED. Both of these arent cheap, but they get the job done and then some!. If you like BRĀKLEEN, go for it, but i like ID RED the best. We use it at work, and theres not much ive used it on that it wont dissolve. Come to think of it, the only thing it doesnt dissolve is the metal itself!
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Everett, WA
Hey guys, I havn't been on since I asked the question, sorry it was a couple days. I cleaned my tb, and I did notice a difference in how the car was running, but to my dismay, it didn't cure the sickness. I also put some fuel injector cleaner into my gas tank (some expensive kind I sniped from my dad, he uses it for his 95 impala ss...). And that doesn't seem to have helped either. It has actually gotten worse. When I press the clutch in, the RPM's just drop. All the way down to zero. And the car turns off, its quite scary, and I think I'm going to have to stop driving it till I fix it. IF the car doesn't die when the clutch is it, it idles at about 500 (i.e. if I am at a stoplight). My precious 240 is sick.
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Slidell, LA
WOW ive never heard of that before in my life! ... youve got me stumped... Well... take off the vacuum line to the brake booster, and pour some seafoam in it,run the car and keep pouring, if that doesnt help talk to some more ppl
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Joined: May 2005
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From: orlando fl.
my friend got a 92 240fb with the sr20 and ever since he got everytime he would slow it would stall same thing as ur car but he got a new fuel pump and it went away but it only happen sometimes but only when he pushes it.But im gonna tryin help him clean his tb but i mean its kinda lik port and polish it doesnt last that long dirt and palluted air is still gonna get threw the intake i recently toke off my intake and there was black dust so i mean u can try the fuel pump if not then prolly the stabalizers for the motor.
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Joined: May 2005
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From: orlando fl.
its what the dude said at the shop i think theres another name for it but the fuel pump really helped before he got even if he would rev it abit it would shut off.ill get bac to u with the stabalizers.
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: so cali
My car is doing the same exact thing. I have been told i need a new idle air control valve. I raised the idle and it doesnt stall anymore but the idle still goes up and down randomly and everyday is getting worse and closer and closer to stalling randomly again.
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Joined: Jul 2004
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i have the exact same problem as you guys...i have a friend who is pretty good with cars who keeps telling me that he is 99.9 percent sure that my timing is off..im gona try to adjust my timing tomorrow at his shop and see if that fixes the problem..ill let u guys know how it goes
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Oceanside, CA
Brake cleaner and carb cleaner act the same. They're supposed dry up quick but remember to use a clean, lint-free rag to clean it. I used carb cleaner and it worked good. Don't use to much or you're exhaust will start smoking, it will go away but dont do it before a smog check. If it does it later on after this then you have another problem.