1988 GMC Jimmy I dont know what to do

Tiny
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  • 1988 GMC JIMMY
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  • 165,000 MILES
Helle my name is danny and I have a 1988 GMC jimmy its a 4.3 litter v6 and I bought the car and it ran great till I got it home. So what happens is it when it run it runs great when its in park but ounce I put it in drive it dies and I have already replaced the port injection system and the throttle body and the gas line and its not the problem and I just dont know what to do cause its still not running and it has a new fuel filter and a new fuel pump too. And my dad thinks its a vacum sensor or something to do with that do you might have any other ideas for me
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 AT 8:07 PM

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Tiny
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Hi Danny,

Ok, you say it runs fine in park, when you press the excellorator does it bog down or still run fine.

Have you checked the Cap and Rotor. In a lot of cases and my experience a worn cap and rotor will cause your problem.

Another posibility is the Torq Converter Lockup Selenoid stuck in lock.

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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 AT 8:38 PM

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