car will not idle

1973 BMW 2002
100,000 MILES
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OWABIM2012
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Without any sign my BMW ceased to idle. It sstarts ok and drives under power smoothly, however when I come to a stop sign it will not idle and dies. Any thoughts and comments on where to look before I start a painful and expensive trial and error process.
Michael Feldman
Jul 13, 2012 at 10:48 PM
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CADIEMAN
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check your vacuum hoses u proably have a vacuum leak.
Jul 14, 2012 at 5:13 PM
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