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Idle and stalling

Tiny
AUSTINZ28CAMARO
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  • 1989 CHEVROLET CAMARO
  • 69,000 MILES
The car starts fine but in park it idles at 1500 rpms. When I put it in reverse it will stall out unless I give it gas. If I make it and put it in drive the car will stall out again unless I give it gas.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 AT 11:10 AM

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Tiny
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How long since a tune-up? Clean the throttle-body and idle air system. Any applicable mil trouble codes. You should able to check those codes, yourself.

If you don't have good cylinder compression, testing other systems won't matter.
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Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 AT 11:30 AM
Tiny
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I recently had an oil change and a tune up not too long ago. I cleaned the throttle body out with sea foam. Theres no trouble codes, and no check engine light. Any ideas on how to check cylinder compression?
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Monday, May 6th, 2013 AT 5:41 PM
Tiny
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Your local autostore has compression gages. I always check for applicable trouble codes, even if the lite isn't on.
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 AT 7:35 AM
Tiny
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Just wanted to add, not much load on the engine in park. There is a load when you put it in gear.

Your idle is supposed to be computer controlled. So, when you step on the brake to shift, it is an idle issue/closed throttle.
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 AT 7:41 AM

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