1977 Chevy Monte Carlo whenver I idle my car dies

1977 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
84,900 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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XXHUNGRYHOBOXX
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whenever i get in my car and start it, it starts fine, and it continues to run fine as long as I have my foot on the gas a little. As soon as i take my foot off the gas it idles really slow and then it dies. I've tried going straight into reverse and as soon as i start to back out it dies. I've also tried to sit with my foot on the pedal and let the engine get warmed up a little and that doesn't work either. I've had the car for three days and before that it sat on a farm for 8 years but ran fine for the first 2 days. I't has a two barrel carberator if that helps at all
Jul 26, 2010 at 3:02 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Might want to try carb cleaner thru the carbuerator and readjust the A/F mixture and curb idle speed to include the choke opening/fast idle cam adjustment also inspect and test the EGR and PCV valves-also check all tune-up stuffs
Jul 26, 2010 at 4:14 AM
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