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ddgonzal
Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas
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Hi Laura, that is a very common problem with automatic transmission cars -- a small air leak will cause those symptoms. So most likely one of the little black hoses on the engine is cracked, causing problems with the air/fuel mixture ... bad enough to cause idle problem, but not bad enough to prevent the engine from running above idle.

If you find a cracked hose, new hose only costs about $1/foot at O'Reilly Auto.

In the photo, #C is missing the hose (fell off). #A hose end is cracked.
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As you can see from the photo, black gunk around the carburetor is also common. It won't cause the idling problem.

Posted on: 2015/8/6 8:05
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     Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas Lauran907 2015/8/6 7:55
       Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas ddgonzal 2015/8/6 8:05
         Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas Lauran907 2015/8/6 8:11
           Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas ddgonzal 2015/8/6 8:57
             Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas Lauran907 2015/8/6 9:06
               Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas ddgonzal 2015/8/6 9:16
                 Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas ddgonzal 2015/8/6 9:53
                   Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas MatthewSturdee 2015/8/6 12:43
                     Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas Lauran907 2015/8/6 15:13
                       Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas ddgonzal 2015/8/6 19:14
                         Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas ddgonzal 2015/8/6 19:27
                       Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas Lauran907 2015/8/8 1:46
                         Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas ddgonzal 2015/8/8 1:57
                         Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas Lauran907 2015/8/8 3:35
                           Re: Car will fire right up but won't stay on unless foot on gas ddgonzal 2015/8/8 4:32




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