94 Chevy Cavalier stalls

Tiny
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I have a 94 Chevy Cavalier that has about 98,000 miles on it. It has begun stalling occasionally when slowing down for a light or a stop sign. It will run fine for weeks or months. It makes a funny sound when you get below a certain speed, sort of like a loud wheezing and it runs rough. If I can manage to keep the speed up it wont stall and the noise goes away, but eventually I have to slow down so then it stalls. It starts right back up but as soon as I put it in gear it stalls again. This goes on for a while but it will eventually catch. I have had a little success with starting it in neutral and then flooring it as I put it in gear. It will go a little and stall again. After about 3 or 4 times of this it will catch and be OK. Also I have had success with starting it in neutral and dropping it into the lowest gear while flooring it. This tends to work a tiny bit better. It seems to happen when the car is driven "too far" or after it has idled for a long while, like when going through a drive thru and your food isn't ready. There are no idiot lights on, but when it stalls they all light up like they should when a car stalls. What is the problem, how much is it to fix, is it worth getting fixed or should I just get rid of it. It is a nice little car and I'd hate to get rid of it.
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006 AT 10:07 PM

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Tiny
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I'd try replacing the spark plugs and wires. I'm no mechanic, but the wheezing sound sounds like your car is losing air pressure at low rpms. Since "kicking it" into high gear gives it more air-fuel mixture, maybe something is wrong with that.
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006 AT 10:17 PM
Tiny
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Sounds like maybe a TCC solenoid.
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Friday, September 15th, 2006 AT 7:55 AM
Tiny
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There is a valve on your transmission that tells it to keep the rpm up when you slow down.
It malfunctioned on mine too, so when yo slow down or stop, the rpm drops. And it stalls out.
I can't remember how much it was. My computer was replaced too, but it was a huge pain. And I eventually just got a new tranny. (Mine was humming too and skipping from 1st to 3rd)

hope that helps
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 AT 4:09 AM

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