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Old 05-07-2012, 03:26 PM
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i have a question that may have been answered on here before i have a 5.3 with a mild cam z06 springs with a th350 trans with a 2000 stall converter its in a 1986 chevy short wide truck it has been live tunned a couple of times runs strong but ever once in a while when i come to a stop it trys to die i have to pump the gas to keep it running and one more thing thats strange when i first start every time the rpms go to like 12-1400rpm with the eingine cold or hot it dosent matter please help me out.........
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I'm assuming its EFI?

Sounds like a possible IAC issue (stalling at stops, high idle) , or perhaps a VSS signal problem (stalling). Could also be a vacuum leak, MAF, or MAP issue. (high idle, stalling).
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it is all factory efi what would i do about the vss on a turbo 350 trans how would the pcm getting any signal i am kinda lost



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